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File ID: #17916
Resolution
Sponsored by: Commissioner Joe Carollo
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION DIRECTING THE CITY
ATTORNEY TO PREPARE AN AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CHARTER"), FOR CONSIDERATION AT THE
REFERENDUM SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 4, 2025,
PROPOSING, UPON APPROVAL OF THE ELECTORATE, TO AMEND SECTION 4(C)
OF THE CHARTER, TITLED "FORM OF GOVERNMENT; NOMINATION AND
ELECTION," TO PROVIDE THAT CANDIDATES FOR MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION MAY VOLUNTARILY SUBMIT TO AND VOLUNTARILY DISCLOSE
PUBLICLY THE RESULTS OF A DRUG TEST WITHIN TWO (2) WEEKS AFTER
QUALIFYING; FURTHER PROVIDING THAT CANDIDATES ELECTED TO THE
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR OR AS A CITY COMMISSIONER MAY VOLUNTARILY
SUBMIT TO AND VOLUNTARILY DISCLOSE PUBLICLY THE RESULTS OF A DRUG
TEST WITHIN TWO (2) WEEKS AFTER THE CANVASS OF THE VOTE BY THE
SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS AND THE DECLARATION OF THE RESULT OF
EITHER THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION OR RUNOFF ELECTION, OR A
SPECIAL ELECTION; FURTHER PROVIDING THAT CURRENT ELECTED
OFFICIALS MAY VOLUNTARILY SUBMIT TO AND VOLUNTARILY DISCLOSE
PUBLICLY THE RESULTS OF SAID DRUG TEST WITHIN TWO (2) WEEKS OF THE
ADOPTION OF THIS AMENDMENT, THE AMENDMENT WILL BE IMMEDIATELY
EFFECTIVE; FURTHER PROVIDING THAT THIS AMENDMENT WILL BE EFFECTIVE
IMMEDIATELY UPON APPROVAL BY THE ELECTORATE ON NOVEMBER 4, 2025.
City of Miami
Legislation
Resolution
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 17916 Final Action Date:7/24/2025
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION DIRECTING THE CITY
ATTORNEY TO PREPARE AN AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CHARTER"), FOR CONSIDERATION AT THE
REFERENDUM SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 4, 2025,
PROPOSING, UPON APPROVAL OF THE ELECTORATE, TO AMEND SECTION 4(C)
OF THE CHARTER, TITLED "FORM OF GOVERNMENT; NOMINATION AND
ELECTION," TO PROVIDE THAT CANDIDATES FOR MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION MAY VOLUNTARILY SUBMIT TO AND VOLUNTARILY DISCLOSE
PUBLICLY THE RESULTS OF A DRUG TEST WITHIN TWO (2) WEEKS AFTER
QUALIFYING; FURTHER PROVIDING THAT CANDIDATES ELECTED TO THE
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR OR AS A CITY COMMISSIONER MAY VOLUNTARILY
SUBMIT TO AND VOLUNTARILY DISCLOSE PUBLICLY THE RESULTS OF A DRUG
TEST WITHIN TWO (2) WEEKS AFTER THE CANVASS OF THE VOTE BY THE
SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS AND THE DECLARATION OF THE RESULT OF
EITHER THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION OR RUNOFF ELECTION, OR A
SPECIAL ELECTION; FURTHER PROVIDING THAT CURRENT ELECTED
OFFICIALS MAY VOLUNTARILY SUBMIT TO AND VOLUNTARILY DISCLOSE
PUBLICLY THE RESULTS OF SAID DRUG TEST WITHIN TWO (2) WEEKS OF THE
ADOPTION OF THIS AMENDMENT, THE AMENDMENT WILL BE IMMEDIATELY
EFFECTIVE; FURTHER PROVIDING THAT THIS AMENDMENT WILL BE EFFECTIVE
IMMEDIATELY UPON APPROVAL BY THE ELECTORATE ON NOVEMBER 4, 2025.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") was incorporated by the Florida Legislature in
1896 and operates pursuant to the Charter of the City of Miami, Florida ("Charter"); and
WHEREAS, the Charter has been amended from time to time as the governance of the
City has evolved; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission finds that it is in the best interest of the electorate to
amend the language of the Charter to provide that candidates for Mayor and City Commission
may voluntarily submit to and voluntarily disclose publicly the results of a drug test within two (2)
weeks after qualifying; further providing that candidates elected to the Office of the Mayor or as
a City Commissioner may voluntarily submit to and voluntarily disclose publicly the results of a
drug test within two (2) weeks after the canvass of the vote by the supervisor of elections and
the declaration of the result of either the general municipal election or runoff election, or a
special election; further providing that current elected officials may voluntarily submit to and
voluntarily disclose publicly the results of said drug test within two (2) weeks of the adoption of
this amendment, the amendment will be immediately effective; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission wishes to submit the proposed amendment to the
Charter to the electorate for approval or disapproval at the Referendum Special Election to be
scheduled for November 4, 2025;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are
adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City Attorney is directed to prepare an amendment to the Charter, for
consideration at the Referendum Special Election to be held on November 4, 2025, proposing,
upon approval of the electorate, to amend section 4(b) to provide that that candidates for Mayor
and City Commission may voluntarily submit to and voluntarily disclose publicly the results of a
drug test within two (2) weeks after qualifying; further providing that candidates elected to the
Office of the Mayor or as a City Commissioner may voluntarily submit to and voluntarily disclose
publicly the results of a drug test within two (2) weeks after the canvass of the vote by the
supervisor of elections and the declaration of the result of either the general municipal election
or runoff election, or a special election; further providing that current elected officials may
voluntarily submit to and voluntarily disclose publicly the results of said drug test within two (2)
weeks of the adoption of this amendment, the amendment will be immediately effective.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
ge Wy y ng III, C y ttor -y 7/15/2025