2026 CHARTER AMENDMENTS (TECHNICAL CHANGES)

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 voters the question of whether to amend the Home Rule Charter to make certain technical changes. The technical changes include updating certain listed County locations to current name, allowing for additional methods of public notice and virtual participation by commissioners when otherwise allowed by state law, and ensuring consistent stylistic conventions for numbering, gender, capitalization, and grammar. The resolution was introduced on 6/26/2026, and adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on 7/21/2026. The Charter Review Task Force recommended the amendment by a vote of ten in favor and zero against. A scrivener's error was corrected on 7/9/2026 and 7/13/2026, replacing 'Resolution No. R-255-24' with 'Resolution No. R-225-24'. The resolution references Resolution No. R-225-24, approved on March 19, 2024, which created the Charter Review Task Force. The ballot question will appear as 'CHARTER AMENDMENT MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS AND TECHNICAL CHANGES'. The election will be canvassed by the County Canvassing Board. No specific project site, address, parcel, acreage, or dollar amount is stated.