For Immediate Release:
 August 08, 2007

Media Contact:
Marie Bertot
mbertot@miamidade.gov
 305-375-2274



Workshop & Public Hearing Dates for the Miami-Dade County Charter Review Task Force


(Miami-Dade County, FL) -- Per Board resolution, Miami-Dade County's Charter Review Task Force will hold workshops to include public comment. The next three workshops will be held throughout Miami-Dade County as detailed below.

The workshops will allow residents to provide input on the 12 issues that the Task Force will study during this charter review process.  Issues to be discussed are the Sheriff, Tax Collector, Property Appraiser and Supervisor of Elections being elected; Mayor and Board of County Commissioners (BCC) compensation; Study of Term Limits -- BCC or other elected officials; BCC Composition;  Initiative, Referendum, Petition and Recalls; Procurement Reform; Balance of Power between the Mayor and BCC (functions of Mayor vs. County Manager and Powers of Commission Auditor); Lobbying Reform; Ethics Regulations; Municipalities and Unincorporated Municipal Service Area (UMSA) Services (Creating and Abolishing Municipalities, Separation of Powers or Responsibilities between the County and Municipalities, and Annexation or Incorporation in Effort to Eliminate UMSA); Public Records; and Zoning and Urban Development Boundary reform.

Audience members at the Joseph Caleb Center on August 28, 2007 and Miami Beach City Hall on August 30, 2007 will be able to view the Charter Review Task Force Workshops at the County Commission Chambers and provide comment by e-mail at charter@miamidade.gov or phone at 305-375-2055 or 305-375-2059 (phone lines open only during public hearings).  Transportation will be available from the Joseph Caleb Center and Miami Beach City Hall for those interested in attending the public hearing at the County Commission Chambers.

For more information on the Charter Review Task Force and to provide public comments, please visit www.miamidade.gov/charterreview.
 
WHO:                                      Charter Review Task Force

WHAT:                                    Charter Review Workshops and Public Hearings

WHEN & WHERE:                   

Wednesday, August 22, 2007, 6:00 pm         
South Dade Government Center
10710 SW 211th Street
Cutler Bay, FL 33189
Conference Room 203
 

Tuesday, August 28, 2007, 6:00 pm
Charter Review Workshop    
Stephen P. Clark Government Center   
111 NW 1st Street       
Miami, FL 33128     
Commission Chambers, 2nd Fl

Via Remote Technology 
Joseph Caleb Center Auditorium
5400 NW 22 Avenue
Miami, FL 33142

Thursday, August 30, 2007, 6:00 pm
Charter Review Workshop    
Stephen P. Clark Government Center   
111 NW 1st Street        
Miami, FL 33128      
Commission Chambers, 2nd Fl

Via Remote Technology 
Miami Beach Commission Chambers
1700 Convention Center Drive
Miami Beach, FL 33139 
City Hall Commission Chambers, 3rd Fl
 

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COMMUNICATIONS
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 NW 1st Street Suite 2510 Miami, Florida 33128-1986
(305) 375-2836 Fax (305) 375-3968

 

It is the policy of Miami Dade County to comply with all of the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The facility is accessible. For sign language interpreters, assistive listening devices or materials in accessible format, please call 305-644-5127 at least five days in advance.