05-12-2011 WorkshopMINUTES
CITY COMMISSION
WORKSHOP MEETING
MAY 12,20119:04 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 9:04 a.m. by
Mayor Susan Gottlieb following the 9 a.m. Commission meeting. Present were
Commissioners Bob Diamond, Teri Holzberg, Billy Joel, Michael Stern, Luz Urbaez
Weinberg, Vice Mayor Zev Auerbach, Mayor Gottlieb, City Manager Eric M. Soroka,
City Clerk M. Teresa Soroka and City Attorney David M. Wolpin. As a quorum was
determined to be present, the meeting commenced.
1. PROPOSED CHARTER REVISIONS (Mayor Gottlieb): Mayor Gottlieb
recommended that the charter be amended to provide that any revisions proposed
by the Charter Revision Commission be placed on the next general election ballot to
avoid stand alone election costs and that recommendations for amendments to the
charter made by the Charter Revision Commission require a supermajority vote of
the City Commission prior to submitting to the electorate.
CITY MANAGER SUMMARY: After extensive discussion, it was the consensus of
the Commission to table this matter until further review.
2. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Commission
at this time, the meeting adjourned at 10 a.m. _
M. Sgr4ka, MMC, City Clerk
Approved by the Commission on June 7, 2011.
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