11-30-2010MINUTES
CHARTER REVISION COMMISSION
NOVEMBER 30, 2010 - 9 a.m.
Aventura Government Center
19200 W. Country Club Drive
Aventura, Florida 33180
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL The meeting was called to order at 9 a.m. Present
were members Leonard Brenner, Alan Lips, Stanley Price, Enid Weisman and Michael
Yavner. Also present were City Manager Eric M. Soroka and City Attorney David M.
Wolpin. As a quorum was determined to be present, the meeting commenced.
1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A motion was offered by Mr. Price, seconded by Mrs.
Weisman and unanimously passed to approve the minutes of the November 16, 2010
Charter Revision Commission meeting.
2. ISSUES /REVISIONS: After discussion, motion was made Mr. Price, seconded by
Mrs. Weissman and unanimously passed to recommend the following Charter
amendment change:
Limitations on lengths of service. No person shall serve as Mayor for more than two
consecutive elected terms. No person may serve as a Commissioner on the Go i i
for more than two consecutive terms. No person may serve as a combination of Mayor
and Commissioner for more than e+g#t twelve consecutive years, except for the additional
length of service as Mayor and /or Commissioner described in paragraph (a) above, which
results from the extension of the term of office of Mayor and /or Commissioner as
produced by the election date change provided by Charter Section 5.01 (c)(ii). Service
shall be deemed to be consecutive unless there is an intervening four -year period during
which the individual does not serve as a Commissioner or Mayor (the "Break in Service ").
ARy peF . - the maxomum arnount of time as MaYOF must have a feuF yeaF Break
of tome a6 a Gemm Fnu6t have a feuF year Break in ServiGe before 6 1 _
Mayer. Any person serving the maximum amount of time as a combination of Mayor and
Commissioner must have a four year Break in Service before serving as Mayor or
Commissioner. This Break in Service requirement shall be applicable only prospectively
and shall apply to any person who after the effective date of this Break in Service
provision reaches the maximum limitation on length of service which is provided herein.
No candidate may run for either the office of Mayor or Commissioner when, if elected, the
person would exceed the limitations on service set forth in this paragraph by any length of
time taking into account the full regular term for the office sought.
The next meeting was scheduled for December 9, 2010 at 6 p.m. in the Commission
Chamber.
3. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Commission
at this time, after motion made, seconded and ,gnanimously passed, the meeting
adjourned.
M. Sofoka, IAMC, JCity Clerk
Approved by the Commission on December 9, 2010.
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