Ad Hoc Charter Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes 2021-12-08 Ad Hoc Charter Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
9900 NE 2nd Avenue
Miami Shores, FL 33138
6pm
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 6:02 PM.
2. ROLL/CALL
Attendees: Kathryn Mason, Bonnie O’Meara, David Coviello, Ed Quinton, Brian
Kronberg, Michael O’Hara
Also present: Village Clerk Ysabely Rodriguez
Absent: Harrison Bergman
3. APPROVAL OF THE DECEMBER 1, 2021 MEETING MINUTES
With the amendments to the minutes below, Michael O’Hara moved to approve the
December 1, 2021 meeting minutes and David Coviello seconded the motion,
which carried a 6-0 voice vote.
a. Updated timeline language: 90 days from committee established to
provide recommendations submitted to council; committee disbands
after council acts on report (amend code).
b. Updated disbanded language: committee is disbanded after council acts
on report.
Michael O’Hara also noted Doral does not disband charter review committee until
after the election in which the charter is on the ballot.
4. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION
Discussion ensued regarding the following topics:
B. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING:
- COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS – ad hoc committee came to
agreement to include the following topics in recommendations:
o Clean up existing charter language (e.g., check references to
state statutes and county ordinances and determine what
language should be included/summarized in the charter for ease
of reading, gender language)
o Citizen’s Bill of Rights
o Any best practice charter review language, including frequency
of charter review and size of committee – does this go in charter
or ordinance?
o Review election related processes
o Consider expanding Administration section (e.g., charter
members and duties)
Currently village ordinances cover some content – might
this content be moved to charter?
Might want to compare against best practice content in
other village charters
o Sale or lease of municipal property
- CONSIDER QUALIFICATIONS FOR CHARTER REVIEW
COMMITTEE
o The process by which this ad-hoc committee was selected is
sufficient to obtain quality committee members
C. NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING DATE – December 20, 2021
- Bonnie to submit rough draft to clerk for dissemination to the committee;
committee come prepared to edit live during next meeting
- Will require projector and screen at next meeting
D. ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned: 7:43 PM.