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MINUTES Aventura Government Center
CHARTER REVISION COMMISSION 19200 W. Country Club Drive
DECEMBER 9, 2010 - 6 p.m. Aventura, Florida 33180
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order at 6 p.m. Present
were members Leonard Brenner, Alan Lips, Stanley Price, and Enid Weisman. Member
Michael Yavner was absent. Also present were City Manager Eric M. Soroka, City
Clerk Teresa 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 30, 2010
Charter Revision Commission meeting.
2. REVIEW AND ADOPTION OF PROPOSED RECOMMENDED AMENDMENT: Mr.
Brenner reviewed the discussions of the previous meetings. After discussion, motion
was made Mr. Price, seconded by Mrs. Weisman and unanimously passed to adopt the
following proposed Charter amendment change and to include in presentation to the
Commission examples of how this would affect the seats on the Commission:
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
for more than two consecutive terms. No person may serve as a combination of Mayor
and Commissioner for more than eig#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").
AAaye~: 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.
3. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the Commission
at this time, after motion made, seconded and unanimously passed, the meeting
adjourned at 6:40 p.m. ~ ~ n
M. Sorok~ I~MC,~City Clerk
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