11-05-2015 The City of CHARTER REVISION COMMISSION
Aventura Aventura Government Center
MEETING MINUTES 19200 W.Country Club Drive
-0 NOVEMBER 5, 2015 Aventura, Florida 33180
9:30 A.M.
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order by City
Manager Eric M. Soroka at 9:44 a.m. The following members were present: Stuart
Altman, Billy Joel, Rebecca Fishman Lipsey, Stanley B. Price, and Luz Weinberg. Also
present were City Manager Eric M. Soroka, City Clerk Ellisa L. Horvath, and City
Attorney David M. Wolpin. As a quorum was determined to be present, the meeting
commenced.
2. SELECTION OF COMMISSION CHAIR: A motion was offered by Mr. Price,
seconded by Ms. Weinberg, and unanimously passed by roll call vote to elect Billy Joel
as Chair.
Mr. Joel presided over the meeting as Chair.
3. PROCEDURES: Mr. Wolpin reviewed the responsibilities of the Charter Review
Commission as well as the procedures for proposed Charter amendments, as outlined in
the City Charter. He also distributed and reviewed a memo regarding the applicability of
the Florida Sunshine Law to the Commission.
4. MEETING SCHEDULE: This item was discussed later in the meeting.
5. ISSUES/REVISIONS: Mr. Soroka reviewed the following three items
recommended for review by the City Commission:
• Section 2.02(b) Vice-Mayor— Amend the length of service from semi-annually
to a longer period of time (not unanimous)
• Section 2.03(c) Limitations on lengths of service — Amend the "Break in
Service" provision from four years to two years (unanimous)
• Section 7.06 Charter revision — Amend the Charter Revision Commission to
be an advisory board (not unanimous)
The Commission reviewed the recommended items and additionally discussed Section
2.03(c) Limitations on lengths of services pertaining to increasing the term limits from
two consecutive terms to three consecutive terms.
No action was taken regarding Section 2.02(b) Vice-Mayor or Section 7.06 Charter
revision.
It was the consensus of the Commission for Mr. Wolpin to provide a copy of the
Resolution (2011-17), which reflected the proposed term limit amendment for Charter
Section 2.03(c), but was rejected by the voters in April 2011.
Aventura Charter Revision Commission
Meeting Minutes—November 5, 2015
A motion was offered by Mr. Altman, seconded by Mr. Price, and unanimously passed
for the City Attorney to draft language to amend Section 2.03(c) Limitations on lengths
of service by decreasing the "Break in Service" provision from four years to two years.
A motion was offered by Ms. Weinberg, seconded by Ms. Lipsey, and unanimously
passed for discussion purposes, for the City Attorney to draft language to amend
Section 2.05(b)(ii) Forfeiture by absence by decreasing the amount of meetings that
could be missed from six to four, pertaining to both calendar year and consecutive
meetings during the calendar year, applicable to the Commissioners and Mayor.
MEETING SCHEDULE: The next meeting was scheduled for November 9, 2015,
at 4:00 p.m.
6. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the
Commission, after motion made, seconded and unanimously passed, the meeting
adjourned at 10:40 a.m.
H.0\\\
Ellisa L. Horvath, M ity Clerk
Approved by the Commission on November 9, 2015.
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