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ORDINANCE APPROVING, ADOPTING AND RATIFYING PROPRIETARY BUDGETS, SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT BUDGETS, AND OTHER BUDGETS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, FOR FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING OCTOBER 1, 2026 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2027; PROVIDING A SHORT TITLE; INCORPORATING FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 PROPOSED BUDGET AS AMENDED; APPROPRIATING ALL BUDGETED REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES; AUTHORIZING INVESTMENT OF COUNTY FUNDS IN TIME WARRANTS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY; AUTHORIZING TRANSFER OF FUNDS AS CASH ADVANCES PENDING RECEIPT OF TAXES OR OTHER REVENUES; RATIFYING, CONFIRMING AND APPROVING IMPLEMENTING ORDERS AND OTHER ACTIONS OF BOARD WHICH SET FEES, RATES, AND CHARGES; AUTHORIZING FEES, RATES, AND CHARGES CONSISTENT WITH APPROPRIATIONS AND PROVIDING FOR THEIR AMENDMENT; APPROVING REVISED FEES, CHARGES, AND IMPLEMENTING ORDERS FOR VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES AND AUTHORIZING SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS BY RESOLUTION; APPROVING FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 PAY PLAN; AUTHORIZING ALLOCATIONS AND REALLOCATIONS OF BOND PROCEEDS AND INTEREST EARNINGS; AUTHORIZING MAYOR OR MAYOR S DESIGNEE TO PROVIDE BOND ISSUE RESERVES; ESTABLISHING SUCH FUNDS AS MAY BE APPROVED DURING FISCAL YEAR AND PROVIDING FOR THEIR EXPENDITURE; APPROPRIATING GRANT, DONATION, AND CONTRIBUTION FUNDS; AUTHORIZING MAYOR OR MAYOR S DESIGNEE TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE CERTAIN FUNDING AGREEMENTS; AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR MAYOR S DESIGNEE TO APPLY FOR CERTAIN GRANTS; CONTINUING MUNICIPAL SERVICES FUND; RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. R-122A-89 CREATING A CHILD CARE CENTER TRUST FUND AND REQUIRING ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS TO THE FUND; AUTHORIZING DISBURSEMENT FROM THE ENVIRONMENTALLY ENDANGERED LANDS ( EEL ) ACQUISITION TRUST FUND TO SUPPLEMENT THE EEL LANDS MANAGEMENT TRUST FUND PURSUANT TO SECTION 24-50.5 OF THE CODE OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA ( CODE ); WAIVING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-27, (A) SECTION 29-7(G) OF THE CODE RELATED TO ALLOCATION OF DOCUMENTARY SURTAX FUNDS, (B) RESOLUTION NO. R-924-08 RELATING TO TRANSIT FARES, FEES AND CHARGES, (C) PROVISIONS OF SECTION 24-50.5(2) RELATED TO THE REQUIRED PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THE EEL LANDS MANAGEMENT TRUST FUND AND DISBURSEMENTS THEREFROM; (D) PROVISIONS OF SECTION 24-40 OF THE CODE TO ALLOW VESSEL REGISTRATION FUNDS DEPOSITED IN THE BISCAYNE BAY ENVIRONMENTAL ENHANCEMENT TRUST FUND TO BE USED FOR CERTAIN STUDIES FOR THE COUNTY S REASONABLE ASSURANCE PLAN, (E) PROVISIONS OF SECTION 17-132 OF THE CODE TO ALLOW GENERAL FUND REVENUES DEPOSITED INTO THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND TO BE USED FOR THE EVICTION DIVERSION PROGRAM AND THE OPERATION OF THE HELEN SAWYER ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY, AND (F) PROVISIONS OF THE CODE AND RESOLUTIONS REQUIRING EXECUTION OF COUNTY AFFIDAVITS FOR NON-PROFITS RECEIVING CERTAIN COUNTY FUNDING; REPEALING SECTIONS 2-119 THROUGH 2-127 OF THE CODE RELATING TO BRANCH OFFICES OF AUTO TAG AGENCIES NOW UNDER THE TAX COLLECTOR S JURISDICTION; AMENDING, WAIVING OR RESCINDING, IF NECESSARY, VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE CODE, APPLICABLE IMPLEMENTING ORDERS, AND OTHER LEGISLATIVE ENACTMENTS TO CONFORM SUCH ENACTMENTS TO FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 BUDGET; SUPERSEDING CONFLICTING PROVISIONS OF PRIOR LEGISLATIVE ENACTMENTS; PROVIDING SEVERABILITY, INCLUSION IN AND EXCLUSION FROM THE CODE AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE

STAFF RECOMMENDATION
BE IT ORDAINED, BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA:
Section 1. This ordinance shall be known and may be cited as the "Fiscal Year 2026-27 Miami-Dade County Self-Supporting Budget Ordinance."
Section 2. Pursuant to section 5.03(B) of the Home Rule Charter, the County Mayor has recommended a proposed budget for Miami-Dade County, Florida, for the fiscal year commencing October 1, 2026. Said proposed budget document as submitted to the Board of County Commissioners ( Board ) is incorporated herein by reference and is amended to include all the applicable changes contained in this ordinance and is further amended to:
(i) include the changes contained in the September 2, 2026 memorandum entitled Information for First Budget Hearing FY 2026-27 Proposed Budget, which changes are noted on the version attached hereto;
(ii) include a directive to the County Mayor or County Mayor s designee to provide a report to the Board within 90 days regarding the Metromover that details needed maintenance, capital investments, and past and future operating costs, an analysis of digital fare collections, estimated revenues based on various potential rates, and use of surtax funding for capital improvements rather than operational and maintenance costs for the Metromover;
(iii) include a directive to the County Mayor or County Mayor s designee to submit one or more invoices to the City of Miami, the Bayfront Park Management Trust, and Miami Downtown Development Authority for the total amount due for in-kind trash collection services provided by the County for the FIFA Fan Festival at Bayfront Park, with such funds to be used for additional illegal dumping enforcement;
(iv) include a directive to the County Mayor or County Mayor s designee to identify potential legally available funding and develop a plan to fully fund the budget request submitted by the Miami-Dade Sheriff, which shall be provided as a report to the Board prior to the Second Budget Hearing;
(v) include the changes contained in the September 15, 2026 memorandum entitled Information for Second Budget Hearing FY 2026-27 Proposed Budget and its corresponding supplements, which changes are noted on the version attached hereto;
(vi) appropriate the additional $20 million in revenue announced by the Tax Collector at the Second Budget Hearing, subject to approval from the Florida Department of Revenue, as follows: (a) $16.876 million to the Countywide General Fund to be divided between $11.376 million in additional funds for the Miami-Dade Sheriff s Office for eligible personnel uses, $5 million for the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau, Inc. (GMCVB) for the purpose of reinvesting in our community, attracting major events, supporting local businesses, and generating economic activity provided and contingent upon the GMCVB providing matching funds in the same amount for such purposes and with the right for County to claw back any unspent funds at any time in its discretion, $250,000 for Mentoring For All Generations, Inc. to provide structured mentoring and life skills education to youth, and $250,000 in additional funding to Foundation of Community Assistance and Leadership, Inc. for programming to children, youth and families; (b) $2.109 million to the Fire District for eligible Fire Rescue purposes; (c) $633,000 to Countywide Bonded Debt Service for eligible purposes; and (d) $382,000 to the Library District for eligible Library purposes;
(vii) appropriate and allocate an additional $3.2 million of interest earnings from the Waste Collections Operations fund of the Department of Solid Waste Management ( DSWM ) to fully fund the Illegal Dumping Unit, Code Enforcement and Litter Pickup;
(viii) waive Implementing Order 8-4 and include a directive to the County Mayor or County Mayor s designee to (a) negotiate a lease or license agreement with Goodwill Industries of South Florida, Inc. ( Goodwill ) to utilize space that is not otherwise needed by the County at one or more properties under the control DSWM, including trash and recycling centers and other suitable sites, to be used by Goodwill to place collection containers to collect salvageable personal property, with any monies generated from such lease or license to be deposited into DSWM reserves and (b) present such agreements to the Board within 30 days of the effective date of this ordinance;
(ix) include a directive to the County Mayor or County Mayor s designee to have DSWM: (a) study vacation rental collection fees in the County s unincorporated municipal service area and contract cities; (b) compare such collection fees for residential versus commercial properties; and (c) prepare and present a report to the full Board without committee review within 90 days of the effective date of this ordinance recommending alternatives for vacation rental collection fees, including whether such a collection fee should be established, and, if established, then the estimated revenue shall be allocated to DSWM reserves;
(x) reappropriate $1.536 million from the Future Services Reserve to the Clerk of Court and Comptroller;
(xi) include a directive to the County Mayor or County Mayor s designee to implement a MetroConnect pilot program in County Commission District 7 within three months of the effective date of this ordinance that includes the following: (a) said pilot program shall provide a $3.75 credit for non-low-income MetroConnect passengers; (b) MetroConnect passengers of low-income, as established in Florida Statutes Section 420.0004(11), shall continue to pay $3.75 per trip, and (c) any savings from this pilot program shall be applied towards the operation of bus services;
(xii) include a directive to the County Mayor or County Mayor s designee that, if Amendment 3 is approved at the 2026 General Election, then the County Mayor or County Mayor s designee shall prepare and present a report to the full Board without committee review within 60 days after certification of the 2026 General Election results that details a financial contingency plan for Fiscal Years 2027-28 and 2028-29 that identifies (a) estimated revenue losses in each fiscal year by each respective taxing jurisdiction; (b) any recurring financial commitments in the current FY 2026-27 that are being funded by one-time, non-recurring funding sources, (c) any anticipated impacts to service level priorities, consistent with limits on eligible use of property taxes, and (d) projected reserve levels;
(xiii) reduce the Utility Service Fee Reserve fund in DSWM s budget by $12 million and allocate these $12 million in Utility Service Fee ( USF ) revenues to Miami-Dade County s Environmentally Endangered Lands ( EEL ) Program for the acquisition, restoration, and/or remediation of EEL land provided that these USF revenues shall only be used for those EEL land acquisitions, restorations, and remediations that are for water supply protection and that otherwise comply with the provisions of Section 24-34 of the County Code;
(xiv) include a directive to the County Mayor or County Mayor s designee to: (a) present the Department of Transportation and Public Works' (DTPW) Overtime Transit Plan referenced in the budget book at the next Intergovernmental and Economic Impact Committee meeting, subject to the Chair's placement, and report to the County Commission prior to the submittal of any mid-year budget amendment as to the success of the overtime plan in reducing overtime costs and (b) if additional funding is requested for such overtime in a mid-year budget amendment, provide an explanation as to why overtime costs could not be limited to the budgeted amount;
(xv) allocate the security deposit paid pursuant to the contract approved by Resolution Nos. R-665-23 and R-298-24 and currently on deposit in the Strategic Procurement Real Estate Operations Fund to be used for either, as determined by the County Mayor or County Mayor s designee: (a) future development of the property identified by Folio No. 30-7902-000-0040 or (b) to reimburse the buyer under said contract or an affiliated entity, but with any interest earnings on such security deposit to remain with the County;
(xvi) amend the Unfunded Capital Programs list in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 budget and Multi-Year Capital Plan to include for the Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Department a future project entitled South Dade Recreational and Senior Center to be located at Royal Colonial Park and to consist generally of a recreational and senior center and athletic fields for an estimated future program cost of $80 million, and include a directive to the County Mayor or County Mayor s designee to include the South Dade Recreational and Senior Center as part of the County s future capital and fiscal planning, as well as for consideration of potential future grant funding;
(xvii) amend Resolution No. R-821-23 to: (a) change the trigger for when the County Mayor or County Mayor s designee is to bring an interlocal agreement with the City of Doral ( Doral ) to the Board, by which Doral agrees to annually contribute funds to partially defray the additional costs associated with relocating and rebuilding the County s waste to energy ( WTE ) facility, should the County select a new site for such WTE facility outside the boundaries of Doral, and (b) replace Section 4 of Resolution No. R-821-23 in its entirety with the following: The Board further directs the County Mayor or County Mayor s designee to bring back the interlocal agreement to the full Board without committee review for Board approval within 90 days of the effective date of this ordinance, given the Board s previous decision not to rebuild at the former WTE site in Doral; provided however, that the failure to negotiate said interlocal agreement with Doral within 90 days of the effective date of the FY 2026-27 County Budget, shall result in the former WTE site being reconsidered as the site for the new WTE facility ;
(xviii) include a directive to the County Mayor or County Mayor's designee to (a) provide a recommendation related to sargassum and beaches in Miami-Dade County related to how much additional funding is needed to fully fund sargassum removal on beaches in Miami-Dade County, including, but not limited to, targeting hot spots and applying for and obtaining necessary state permits for such removal; and (b) include such additional funding in any proposed mid-year budget amendment for FY 2026-27 or, if no mid-year budget amendment is provided for FY 2026-27 within six months of the effective date of this ordinance, then to provide this information in a report to the full Board without committee review within such time;
(xix) include a directive to the County Mayor or County Mayor's designee to take all actions necessary to prepare and place on an agenda of this Board, within 60 days of the effective date of this ordinance, an ordinance authorizing the incurrence of indebtedness, consistent with the following terms and guiding principles: (a) such indebtedness shall be secured by, payable from, or otherwise supported by revenues deposited into the Overtown Trust Fund, established pursuant to Resolution No. R-860-13, beginning in Fiscal Year 2028-2029 through the expiration of the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency; (b) the ordinance shall include such findings, terms, conditions, covenants, security provisions, and financing structures as the County Mayor, in consultation with the County Attorney, the County's municipal advisor, and other appropriate professionals, determines are necessary and appropriate for consideration by this Board; (c) the County Mayor shall provide a memorandum accompanying the proposed ordinance describing the proposed financing, including the estimated amount of indebtedness that could be supported by revenues deposited into the Overtown Trust Fund, the proposed interest rate and cost of issuance, and other financial considerations associated with the proposed financing structure, and (d) the proceeds of such indebtedness shall be used to finance or refinance, including through reimbursement, all or a portion of the costs associated with the development, construction, expansion, renovation, modification, equipping, and related expenses of a cultural arts facility located in County Commission District 3 at the site of the former women s detention center and adjacent properties which comprise 14 folios;
(xx) establish a County policy that proceeds in the Transportation Infrastructure Improvement District ( TIID ) Trust Fund should not be used as a recurring fund for transit operations and maintenance and direct the County Mayor or County Mayor s designee to: (a) include, in future proposed budgets, the allocation of additional legally available funds to the TIID Trust Fund to replenish the $32,014,000 allocated in the FY 2026-27 County budget to support, in large part, the operations and maintenance of transit services provided by DTPW, with such replenishment to occur over the next five proposed fiscal years and (b) advise the Board on any future leases or Transit Oriented Developments ( TOD ) within the Rapid Transit Zone as to whether proceeds generated from said lease or TOD will be applied towards repairs and maintenance of nearby transit stations;
(xxi) amend Resolution No. R-277-26 to change the renaming of North Glade Park from Coach Carol Hardemon Park to Ms. Carol Hardemon Park , suspend the Board s Rules of Procedure by a two-thirds vote of members present to waive the public hearing requirement, and include a directive to the County Mayor or Mayor s designee to provide funding for signage and other expenses related to the name change from the UMSA General Fund in the Parks Department s Operations Fund (Fund G4001) or such other legally available funding source;
(xxii) include a directive to the County Mayor or County Mayor s designee and the County Attorney s Office to: (a) continue the Florida Statutes Chapter 164 dispute resolution process with the City of Hialeah ( Hialeah ) regarding the reverse osmosis water treatment plant (the RO Plant ); (b) schedule a mediation with Hialeah to discuss the RO Plant as soon as possible; and (c) provide all County Commissioners with reports and updates every 60 days on the status of the Chapter 164 process as well as the RO Plant; and
(xxiii) include a directive to the County Mayor or County Mayor's designee, for the purpose of raising money for the EEL program, to take the following actions: (a) take steps to create a 501(c)(3) non-profit for EEL, where such 501(c)(3) could potentially be supported through the Miami Foundation, Inc. or other suitable non-profit entity, and prepare an agenda item to accomplish the creation of such 501(c)(3) for consideration by this Board within 90 days of the effective date of this ordinance, thereby allowing donations to EEL to be tax deductible; (b) take all necessary steps to pursue sale of naming rights for EEL parcels, to the extent permissible, as a way of raising money for EEL, including both long-term and short-term naming rights; (c) allow members of the public to make donations into the EEL Trust Funds at the same time that they are doing other County transactions, similar to WASD Cares; and (d) create or facilitate a process by which members of the public can "adopt" or "sponsor" a particular EEL property, wetland, forest, or other feature of EEL with any monies raised being directed into the EEL Management Trust Fund and allow members of the public to have the option of designating their donations for use on a particular EEL property, to the extent feasible.
Notwithstanding and prevailing over any other County ordinances, resolutions, legislative enactments, rules, regulations, programs, policies, or other provisions herein, effective January 1, 2027, no provision of the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Miami-Dade County adopted budget or this ordinance inclusive of all attachments, incorporated documents, and amendments shall authorize (a) the funding or promotion, directly or indirectly, or the taking of any official action as it relates to diversity, equity, and inclusion, (b) funding to establish, sustain, support, or staff a diversity, equity, and inclusion office, (c) funding to employ, contract, or otherwise engage a person to serve as a diversity, equity, and inclusion officer or (d) the use of funding by employees, contractors, volunteers, vendors, or agents to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, as those terms are defined by and subject to any applicable exceptions provided in Chapter 2026-43, Laws of Florida.
Section 3. The proprietary budgets, special assessment district budgets, and other budgets proposed ( Proprietary budget ), including the five-year financial plan contained therein, as amended as set forth in this ordinance, are hereby approved, adopted and ratified, and the budgeted revenues and expenditures therein are hereby appropriated. Department expenditure allocations established by the County Mayor as revised and summarized in the attached budgets are adopted as limitations of all expenditures, except as hereinafter provided and appropriations hereby have been provided for outstanding indebtedness for the payment of vouchers that have been incurred in the current or prior year, but are not expected to be paid until the commencement of the new fiscal year. Receipts from sources not anticipated in the attached budgets may be appropriated and expended by ordinance duly enacted by the Board in accordance with section 129.06(2)(d), Florida Statutes, and section 1.02(A) of the Miami-Dade County Home Rule Charter. Adjustments within the same fund to departmental appropriations made in the attached budgets may be approved from time to time by motion duly adopted by the Board in accordance with section 129.06(2)(a), Florida Statutes, and sections 2-1792 through 2-1800A of the Code. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget is authorized to approve adjustments to expenditure code allocations within the limit of the departmental or other appropriations made in the attached budgets. All adjustments made in accordance with this ordinance are approved, adopted and ratified.
Section 4. Pursuant to the authority of Chapter 8015, Special Acts of Florida, 1919, which authorizes the Board to borrow money and to issue time warrants, and pursuant to the authority of section 129.02(5), Florida Statutes, which permits funds of the County to be invested in securities of the federal government and of the local governments in Florida, or both, the Clerk of Court and Comptroller of Miami-Dade County ( Clerk ) is hereby authorized to invest these monies in the time warrants of Miami-Dade County, Florida in accordance with the County's Investment Policy approved by this Board pursuant to Resolution No. R-1074-04, as amended by Resolution Nos. R-31-09, R-367-16, and R-1181-20.
Section 5. As provided in section 5.03(C) of the Home Rule Charter, the Board hereby authorizes the transfer of any portion of the earnings or balance of the several funds, other than sinking funds, for obligations not yet retired, to the general funds of the County provided that such transfer be deemed a cash advance to meet operating and other expenses approved by the Board, and that all such advances shall be reimbursed before the end of the fiscal year upon receipt of adequate tax or other appropriate revenues. However, this section in no way limits or restricts the power of the Board to transfer any unencumbered appropriations balance, or any portion thereof, from one department, fund or agency to another as provided by law pursuant to section 5.03(C) of the Home Rule Charter.
Section 6. Resolution No. R-122A-89 creating the Child Care Center Trust Fund and requiring annual appropriations to the fund to be used as a financial aid program for children of select County employees to use at the Carol Glassman Donaldson Child Care Center, is hereby rescinded.
Section 7. The provisions of section 29-7(G) of the Code requiring that no allocation of documentary surtax funds shall be made except as part of a competitive Request for Applications process shall be waived for Fiscal Year 2026-27.
Section 8. The provisions of Resolution No. R-924-08 relating to transit fares, fees and charges which require adjustments to said fares, fees and charges every three years in accordance with the average rate of the Consumer Price Index for the preceding three years, are hereby waived for Fiscal Year 2026-27.
Section 9. The provisions of section 17-132 of the Code are hereby waived for FY 2026-27 for the limited purpose of allowing the use of the general fund revenues deposited into the Affordable Housing Trust Fund to be used for the Eviction Diversion Program and the operation of the Helen Sawyer Assisted Living Facility.
Section 10. The County Mayor or County Mayor s designee is authorized to apply for grants with other governmental and non-governmental entities provided that: (i) either no matching County funds are required or, if matching funds are required, that any such matching funds have been budgeted and appropriated for the purposes sought by the grant; (ii) if the grant is for a capital project, the capital project is part of the County s five-year capital plan; (iii) if the grant is for operations or programs, acceptance of the grant and use of the funds in accordance with the terms of the grant would not violate any Board policies; and (iv) if the County is awarded the grant, such grant award is brought to the Board for approval. The authorization set forth herein is supplementary to and does not supersede any other existing legislation relating to delegations of authority for grant applications and acceptance thereof.
Section 11. The provisions of section 24-40 of the Code are hereby waived for FY 2026-27 for the limited purpose of allowing vessel registration fees deposited into the Biscayne Bay Environmental Enhancement Trust Fund to be used for studies for the regulation and maintenance of Biscayne Bay and waters flowing into Biscayne Bay associated with the County s Reasonable Assurance Plan, provided that such studies are for the regulation and maintenance of Biscayne Bay and waters flowing into Biscayne Bay.
Section 12. All Implementing Orders, as amended hereby, other actions of the Board setting fees, rates, and charges, and fees, rates and charges consistent with appropriations adopted herein, are hereby ratified, confirmed and approved, and may be subsequently amended by resolution adopted by the Board during the fiscal year.
Section 13 The revised Implementing Order setting the Department of Transportation and Public Works (Public Works) rates, fees and charges as reflected in attachment A is made a part hereof.
Section 14. The revised Implementing Order setting the Miami-Dade Port of Miami fees and charges as reflected in attachment B is made a part hereof.
Section 15. The revised Implementing Order setting the Solid Waste Services rates, fees and charges as reflected in attachment C is made a part hereof.
Section 16. The revised Implementing Order setting the Infill Housing Program Initiative, including the rates, fees and charges as reflected in attachment D is made a part hereof.
Section 17. The revised Implementing Order setting the Florida Department of Health rates, fees and charges as reflected in attachment E is made a part hereof.
Section 18. The revised Implementing Order setting the Miami-Dade Aviation Department rates, fees and charges as reflected in attachment F is made a part hereof.
Section 19. The revised Implementing Order setting the Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Department rates, fees and charges as reflected in attachment G is made a part hereof.
Section 20. The revised Implementing Order setting the Miami-Dade Public Library System rates, fees and charges as reflected in attachment H is made a part hereof.
Section 21. The revised Implementing Order setting the Special Off-Duty Fire Rescue Services rates, fees and charges as reflected in attachment I is made a part hereof.
Section 22. The revised Implementing Order setting the Water and Sewer Department rates, fees and charges as reflected in attachment J is made a part hereof.
Section 23. The revised Implementing Order setting the Animal Services Department rates, fees and charges as reflected in attachment K is made a part hereof.
Section 24. The revised Implementing Order setting the People and Internal Services Department rates, fees and charges for County parking facilities as reflected in attachment L is made a part hereof.
Section 25. The revised Implementing Order for the People and Internal Services Department Supplemental Longevity Payment Policy changes as reflected in attachment M is made a part hereof.
Section 26. This Board rescinds the following Administrative and Implementing Orders, which relate to fees and charges now under the jurisdiction of county constitutional officers.
AO/IO Number
Title
AO-03-13
Revocation and Refusal to Renew Occupational Licenses of Entities Doing Business with Cuba in Violation of Federal Law
AO-03-52
Partial Payments of Current Year Taxes and Assessments on Real Property or Tangible Personal Property
AO-04-23
Use of Data Processing Equipment and Products to Obtain Tax Roll Information
IO-04-33
Fee Schedule For Miami-Dade Police Department
IO-04-83
Rules, Regulations and Fee Schedule for Branch Auto Tag Agencies and Fees Paid by Agencies to the County
AO-04-108
Rules and Regulations for an Electronic Filing System for Limited Branch Offices
IO-04-141
Elections Department Fees
IO-07-15
Rates For Special Off-Duty Services

Section 27. Sections 2-119 through 2-127 of the Code, which relate to branch offices of auto tag agencies now under the jurisdiction of the Tax Collector, are hereby repealed in their entirety.
Section 28. The Fiscal Year 2026-27 Pay Plan, which is attached and incorporated by reference herein, is hereby approved, including the pay rates and all other provisions set forth therein.
Section 29. All allocations and reallocations of bond proceeds and interest earnings included in the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Adopted Capital Budget and Multi-Year Capital Plan, as may be amended, are hereby authorized.
Section 30. The County Mayor or the County Mayor s designee is hereby authorized to use interest earned on deposit of Public Improvement Bond funds to establish and maintain an Interest and Sinking Fund Reserve Account in an amount not to exceed one year's maximum principal and interest. Interest earned in excess of the reserve shall be distributed to Public Improvement Bonds Construction Funds in accordance with standard accounting practices.
Section 31. The Clerk of the Court and Comptroller is hereby authorized to receive and expend funds up to amounts received without specific appropriation pursuant to section 5.03(C) of the Home Rule Charter for existing trust funds, working capital funds, bond construction funds, pension funds, revolving funds and any other such funds as may be approved by motion of the Board during the 2026-27 fiscal year.
Section 32. All grant, donation, and contribution funds received by the County are hereby appropriated at the levels and for the purposes intended by the grants, donations and contributions.
Section 33. The County Mayor or the County Mayor s designee is hereby authorized to negotiate and execute agreements, following approval by the County Attorney for form and legal sufficiency, for funding allocations: (a) to Mom and Pop Program participants selected by the respective district commissioner pursuant to a request for proposal or other selection process; (b) to community-based organizations, other governmental agencies, non-profit organizations, cultural organizations or for cultural events approved in this ordinance as a result of a request for proposals, other formal selection process, or other allocations approved by the Board, including, but not limited to, for work or services resulting from natural disasters, emergency declarations or pandemics; and (c) from the Anti-Gun Violence and Prosperity Initiatives Trust Fund and the Miami-Dade Rescue Plan District Designated Fund.
Section 34. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Code or any resolution or implementing order to the contrary, non-profit entities awarded grants of County monies from the Elected Officials District Discretionary Reserve, County Services Reserve, Commission office funds, Future Services Reserve, District Designated Program funds, Anti-Gun Violence and Prosperity Initiatives Trust Fund, Miami-Dade Rescue Plan or Mom and Pop Program funds shall not be required to complete affidavits of compliance with the various County policies or County requirements applicable to entities contracting or transacting business with the County, however compliance with any policies or requirements under state or federal law shall still apply.
Section 35. The provisions of section 24-50.5(2) of the Code related to the required principal balance of the EEL Lands Management Trust Fund and disbursements therefrom are hereby waived for FY 2026-27.
Section 36. The Board hereby authorizes the disbursement of $5,000,000.00 from the Environmentally Endangered Lands ( EEL ) Acquisition Trust Fund to the EEL Land Management Trust Fund, in order to supplement the EEL Land Management Trust Fund and maintain its principal established under section 24-50.5 (2)(b)(i) of the Code.
Section 37. The Municipal Services Fund is hereby recognized and continued. Payment by a municipality to the Municipal Services Fund shall be used for services which provide benefits to the municipality or the residents thereof.
Section 38. Unless otherwise prohibited by law, this ordinance shall supersede all enactments of this Board including, but not limited to, ordinances, resolutions, implementing orders, regulations, rules, and provisions of the Code in conflict herewith.
Section 39. Commencing October 1, 2026, the powers, functions and responsibilities of the Office of Community Advocacy provided in all enactments of this Board including, but not limited to, ordinances, resolutions, implementing orders, regulations, rules, and provisions in the Code of Miami-Dade County ("Legislative Enactments") are hereby transferred to the Office of Policy and Budgetary Affairs as the successor division. Commencing October 1, 2026, all references in Legislative Enactments relating to the Office of Community Advocacy shall be deemed references to the Office of Policy and Budgetary Affairs. All delegations of Commission authority, power and responsibility to the Director of the Office of Community Advocacy shall be deemed to be a delegation to the Director of the Office of Policy and Budgetary Affairs.
Section 40. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or provision of this ordinance or the Proprietary budget is held invalid, the remainder of this ordinance or the Proprietary budget, respectively, shall not be affected by such invalidity.
Section 41. It is the intention of this Board and it is hereby ordained that the provisions of this ordinance shall be excluded from the Code except for Sections 27 and 39 which shall be included in the Code.
Section 42. All provisions of this ordinance shall become effective ten (10) days after the date of enactment unless vetoed by the County Mayor, and if vetoed, shall become effective only upon override by this Board. In the event all or any particular component of this ordinance are vetoed, the remaining components, if any, shall become effective ten (10) days after the date of enactment and the components vetoed shall become effective only upon override by this Board.

PASSED AND ADOPTED:

Approved by County Attorney as
to form and legal sufficiency. _______