HomeMy WebLinkAboutSubmittal-City Attorney's Office-Sample Ballot Questions for Charter AmendmentsSECTION 3 — Shall Miami Charter Section 3(f)(iii) be amended to require
referendum approval, by a majority of the votes cast by the electorate, for leases
and contracts involving only city -owned waterfront property consisting of a single
folio number which abuts the Atlantic Ocean, Biscayne Bay, Little River, the
Miami River, and all navigable waterways; and to require the fair market value of
city -owned waterfront property be based on two (2) independent appraisals
performed by state certified appraisers?
STRONG MAYOR - Shall Miami Charter Section 4 be amended, commencing
with the November, 2017 Mayoral election, to eliminate the City Manager
position, to recognize the Mayor as the Chief Executive and Administrative Officer
of the City, and transferring administrative duties to the Mayor?
SECTION 4 — Shall Miami Charter Section 4 be amended to adopt, commencing
in November, 2017, a "Strong Mayor -Commission" form of government whereby
the Mayor is Chief Executive and Administrative Officer of the City, eliminating
the City Manager position and transferring administrative duties to the Mayor;
providing a Mayoral residency requirement and recall procedure; clarifying the
runoff election process; and permitting City Commissioners to communicate in
writing with the administrative staff?
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SECTION 4 — Shall Miami Charter Section 4 be amended to provide a Mayoral
residency requirement and recall procedure; clarifying the runoff election process;
and permitting City Commissioners to communicate in writing with the
administrative staff?
SECTION 5 — Shall the Miami Charter be amended to consolidate the initiative
and referendum process into one section; to reduce the threshold signature level to
enact or repeal a measure from 15% to 10% of the electors; require a 20%
threshold for triggering a special election; and prohibit the City Commission from
amending or repealing a measure for a period of two (2) years after such measure
is adopted or repealed through the initiative or referendum process?
SECTION 6 — Shall the Miami Charter be amended to establish a process for
electors of the City to propose amendments to the City Charter by initiative
petition, and vote on such proposals?
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SECTION 7 — Shall Miami Charter Section 7 be amended to require that a runoff
election for Mayor and City Commissioner be held on the third Tuesday after the
first Monday in November in odd -numbered years, rather than the second Tuesday
after the first Monday in November?
SECTION 12 — Shall Miami Charter Section 12 be amended to allow elected
officials who are absolved from allegations of misconduct to immediately resume
their position for the remainder of the unexpired term, require a special election to
fill a vacancy be held no more than 60 days after the City Commissioners fail or
refuse to fill a vacancy, and allow the winner of a special election to retain their
seat for the remainder of the unexpired term?
SECTION 14 — Shall Miami Charter Section 14 be amended to authorize the City
Commission to establish, by ordinance, an Office of the Citizen's Advocate, for the
purpose of reviewing and investigating citizens' complaints concerning alleged
violations of the Miami Charter, Miami Code, Miami Administrative Regulations,
and standards of ethics, and directing the complaint to the appropriate
governmental authority responsible for investigations of such alleged violations?
SECTION 18 — Shall the Miami Charter be reorganized by eliminating Charter
Section 23, 24, and 25, and consolidating the Department of Off -Street Parking
(alk/a the Miami Parking Authority), the Department of Fire -Rescue, the
Department of Police, and the Department of Finance into one section; and
authorizing the creation or discontinuance of City Departments by ordinance
adopted by vote of at least three (3) members of the City Commission?
SECTION 19 & 21 — Shall the Miami Charter be reorganized by discontinuing the
Department of Law and establishing the Office of the City Attorney which sets
forth the City Attorney's qualifications, term, and duties; clarifying that all
employees of the Office of the City Attorney shall be unclassified; and providing
the City Attorney with sole discretion to select, appoint, employ, discharge,
remove, and replace such employees and any counsel retained to represent the
City, at any time without cause?
SECTION 26 — Shall the Miami Charter be amended to provide the City Manager
with exclusive authority to suspend and remove the Fire Chief and Police Chief for
incompetence, neglect of duty, immorality, drunkenness, failure to obey orders
given by proper authority, or for any other just and reasonable cause; and eliminate
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such Chiefs' right to challenge the suspension at a hearing before the City
Commission?
SECTION 29-B — Shall Miami Charter Section 29-B require that fair market value
be determined by two (2) independent appraisals performed by certified appraisers;
clarify that the competitive bidding exemption for property conveyed to implement
governmental projects applies to City agencies and instrumentalities; and eliminate
such exemption for: (1) property acquired in foreclosure; (2) property acquired
from Miami -Dade County due to delinquent taxes; and (3) the one -tithe lease
extension during the last five (5) years of a lease?
Section 51 — Shall Miami Charter Section 51 be amended to require that the
Civilian Investigative Panel be composed of a Police Chief appointee and 12
civilian members, be staffed with an executive director, independent legal counsel,
and sufficient professional personnel, be operated on an annual budget established
by ordinance, to be authorized to issue subpoenas in "consultation" with the State
Attorney's Office, and be authorized to investigate conduct and review policies
and practices of the police department?
CITIZEN STANDING - Shall Miami Charter Section 52 be amended to provide
citizens standing to enforce the Charter?
Section 52 — Shall the Miami Charter be amended to place the Citizens' Bill of
Rights at the beginning of the Charter, to guarantee rights related to the abatement
of land pollution, to prohibit attorney's fees as a remedy for Charter violations, and
to establish a Committee that will meet every 8 years commencing in 2022 to
conduct a comprehensive review of the Charter and recommend amendments to the
Charter?
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