RESOLUTION CALLING OUT SPECIAL ELECTION

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

Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners adopted Resolution R-680-26 (File Number 261181) on July 21, 2026, calling a countywide special election to be held in conjunction with the General Election on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, to submit to electors a Home Rule Charter amendment to create an independent five-member Salary Commission to determine compensation for the Board of County Commissioners, replacing the fixed annual salary. The resolution was introduced on June 26, 2026, sponsored by Commissioner Danielle Cohen Higgins, and forwarded to the Board with a favorable recommendation from the Policy Council on July 14, 2026, after a scrivener's error correction on July 9, 2026, changing a reference from Resolution No. R-255-24 to Resolution No. R-225-24. The Charter Review Task Force recommended the referendum by a vote of nine in favor and one against. The ballot question asks whether to replace the fixed annual salary with an independent Salary Commission appointed by the Chief Judge of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, State Attorney, Public Defender, Executive Director of the Commission on Ethics, and Inspector General, with decisions final without Board modification. The election result will be determined by a majority of qualified electors voting, with polls open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. No public comment or stakeholder sentiment is stated in the document.