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 July 21, 2026. 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 all decisions final without modification by the Board. The Charter Review Task Force recommended the amendment by a vote of nine in favor and one against. The resolution was introduced on June 26, 2026, and the final action was on July 21, 2026. The file number is 261181, and the reference is R-680-26. The prime sponsor is Danielle Cohen Higgins. A scrivener's error was corrected on July 9, 2026, replacing 'Resolution No. R-255-24' with 'Resolution No. R-225-24' on page MDC003. The Policy Council forwarded the resolution to the Board of County Commissioners with a favorable recommendation as corrected on July 13, 2026, and again on July 14, 2026. No public comment or stakeholder sentiment is stated in the document.