2026 CHARTER AMENDMENT (BOUNDARY COMMISSION)

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

Legislative item File Number 261184 is a resolution to call 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 establish a Boundary Commission for annexations and incorporations. The resolution was introduced on 6/26/2026, and the final action was on 7/21/2026, where it failed. The prime sponsor is Danielle Cohen Higgins. The Charter Review Task Force recommended the amendment by a vote of eight in favor and none against. The proposed ballot question asks whether to establish a Boundary Commission to review and make recommendations on municipal boundary changes and incorporations, replacing the Planning Advisory Board's role, and to set new procedures and requirements for petitions, public hearings, and approvals, including specific thresholds for elector and non-residential property owner consent, and a collective three-year review process. The resolution was forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners with a favorable recommendation from the Policy Council on 7/13/2026, with a correction to a scrivener's error on page MDC003, replacing 'Resolution No. R-255-24' with 'Resolution No. R-225-24'. No public comment or stakeholder sentiment is stated in the document.