11-30-2010 The
City ofCharter Revision Commission MeetingAventura
November 30, 2010 - 9 AM
5th Floor Executive Conference Room
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10200\Vest Country Club Dr] e, Aventura.Fl.33180
AGENDA
1 . Call to Order/Roll Call
2. Approval of Minutes - November 16, 2010
3. Issues/Revisions
4. Adjournment
This meeting is open to the public. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, all persons who are
disabled and who need special accommodations to participate in this meeting because of that disability should contact the
Office of the City Clerk, 305-466-8901, not later than two days prior to such proceeding. One or more members of the
City of Aventura Commission and/or Advisory Boards may be in attendance.
Section 2.03. - Election and term of office.
(a)
Election and term of office. Each Commissioner and the Mayor shall be elected at-large for four year terms by the electors of
the City in the manner provided in Article V of this Charter. The four-year term length which is provided for in this paragraph
(a),shall be extended as necessary to accomplish the election date revision made pursuant to Charter Section 5.01 (c)(ii)of
the City Charter, as applicable.Accordingly, the term of office of the Mayor and Commission Seats 2,4, and 6 which would
otherwise expire in March of 2009 shall instead expire in November 2010, and the term of office of Commission Seats 1, 3
and 5 which would otherwise expire in March of 2011,shall instead expire in November 2012.
(b)
Residential Areas. The City shall be divided by the William Lehman Causeway into two residence areas:the north area
consisting of those portions of the City lying north of the William Lehman Causeway(the"Northern Area")and the south area
consisting of those portions of the City lying south of the William Lehman Causeway(the"Southern Area"). Collectively the
Northern Area and the Southern Area are"Residential Areas"; individually, each is a"Residential Area."Two Commissioners
shall reside in the Northern Area(Seats 1 and 2),two Commissioners shall reside in the Southern Area(Seats 3 and 4), and
two Commissioners shall be elected without regard to residence in any particular Residential Area(Seats 5 and 6). Persons
running from a particular Residential Area must be a resident of the Residential Area which s/he proposes to represent on the
Commission at the time of qualifying, at the time of his/her election and must continue to reside in such Residential Area
during his/her term of office.The Commissioners from Residential Areas 1, 2, 3, and 4 are collectively the"Residential Area
Commissioners;"individually, each is a"Residential Area Commissioner."The Commissioners holding seats 5 and 6 are
collectively the"At-Large Commissioners"; individually, each is an"At-Large Commissioner."
(c)
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 eight 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"). •- -- _-• _-- •-- •- ••- •• • - .
must have a four year Break in Service before serving as a Commissioner.Any person serving the maximum amount of time
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_ __ __ _ _ __ _ . __ __ _ __ __ __ e: - _ _:- ••- __ - .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.
(Ord.No.97-30,§7,adopted 12-16-97,passed at referendum 3-10-98;Res.No.2006-06,§1(pt.A),adopted 1-10-06,passed at referendum 3-21-06)