RESOLUTION CALLING OUT SPECIAL ELECTION

Board of County Commissioners · 2026-07-21 · resolution

The document is a resolution calling a countywide special election in Miami-Dade County, Florida, to be held in conjunction with the General Election on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, to submit to electors the question of whether to amend the Home Rule Charter to create an Independent Salary Commission to determine compensation for the Board of County Commissioners. The resolution was adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on 7/21/2026. The Charter Review Task Force recommended the referendum by a vote of nine in favor and one against. The proposed amendment would replace the fixed annual salary for County Commissioners with an independent, five-member Salary Commission appointed by the Chief Judge of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, State Attorney, Public Defender, Executive Director of the Commission on Ethics, and Inspector General, with decisions final without modification by the Board. A scrivener's error was corrected on 7/9/2026 and 7/13/2026, changing a reference from 'Resolution No. R-255-24' to 'Resolution No. R-225-24' in the first Whereas clause. The resolution was introduced on 6/26/2026. The Policy Council forwarded it to the BCC with a favorable recommendation as corrected on 7/13/2026 and forwarded to BCC on 7/14/2026. The County Attorney assigned Michael B. Valdes on 6/29/2026. The Prime Sponsor is Danielle Cohen Higgins. The final action was on 7/21/2026. The document does not state a specific street address, parcel/folio, acreage, or dollar amount. The document does not state any public comment or stakeholder sentiment.