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File ID: #17921
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
OF THE CHARTER, TITLED "FORM OF GOVERNMENT; NOMINATION AND
ELECTION," SPECIFICALLY BY AMENDING SECTIONS 4(G) AND 4(H) TO
ESTABLISH THE OFFICE OF MAYOR AS A FULL-TIME POSITION, FIXING THE
SALARY OF THE MAYOR TO MATCH THE COMPENSATION FOR UNITED STATES
CONGRESSPERSONS UNDER 2 U.S.C. § 4501, AS AMENDED AND RENUMBERED
FROM TIME TO TIME, AND PROHIBITING THE MAYOR FROM ENGAGING IN
OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT EFFECTIVE UPON APPROVAL OF THE ELECTORATE;
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
City of Miami
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Resolution
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 17921 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
OF THE CHARTER, TITLED "FORM OF GOVERNMENT; NOMINATION AND
ELECTION," SPECIFICALLY BY AMENDING SECTIONS 4(G) AND 4(H) TO
ESTABLISH THE OFFICE OF MAYOR AS A FULL-TIME POSITION, FIXING THE
SALARY OF THE MAYOR TO MATCH THE COMPENSATION FOR UNITED STATES
CONGRESSPERSONS UNDER 2 U.S.C. § 4501, AS AMENDED AND RENUMBERED
FROM TIME TO TIME, AND PROHIBITING THE MAYOR FROM ENGAGING IN
OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT EFFECTIVE UPON APPROVAL OF THE ELECTORATE;
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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, as amended
("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 believes it is in the public interest to establish the
Office of Mayor as a full-time position, to fix the Mayor's annual salary at the same rate as that
prescribed for United States (U.S.) Congressperson under 2 U.S.C. § 4501, as amended and
renumbered from time to time, and to prohibit any outside employment by the Mayor; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission desires to submit this proposed Charter amendment to
the qualified electors at a Referendum Special Election to be held on 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
submission to the electorate at the Referendum Special Election to be held on November 4,
2025, which, upon voter approval, will amend Section 4(g) to establish the Office of Mayor as a
full-time position, amend Section 4(h) to fix the Mayor's annual salary to match the
compensation for U.S. Congressperson under 2 U.S.C. § 4501, as amended and renumbered
from time to time, and prohibit the Mayor from engaging in any outside employment effective on
approval of the electorate.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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