11-03-2015 Workshop The City of CITY COMMISSION
Aventura Aventura Government Center
IYr_ WORKSHOP MEETING MINUTES vent W Country Club Drive
NOVEMBER 3, 2015 Aventura, Florida 33180
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1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order by Vice Mayor
Enbar Cohen at 4:30 p.m. The following were present: Vice Mayor Enbar Cohen,
Commissioner Teri Holzberg, Commissioner Denise Landman', Commissioner Marc
Narotsky, Commissioner Robert Shelley, Commissioner Howard Weinberg, City
Manager Eric M. Soroka, City Clerk Ellisa L. Horvath, and City Attorney David M.
Wolpin. Mayor Enid Weisman was absent. As a quorum was determined to be present,
the meeting commenced.
2. DISCUSSION ON CITY CHARTER REVISIONS (City Commission): The
Commission discussed the following Sections of the Charter, for possible review by the
Charter Revision Commission: Section 2.02(b) Vice-Mayor - pertaining to the length of
service, Section 2.03(c) Limitations on lengths of service - pertaining to the length of the
"Break in Service", and Section 7.06 Charter revision - pertaining to the Charter Revision
Commission.
City Manager Summary: It was the consensus of the City Commission for the
following items to be provided to the Charter Revision Commission for review:
• 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)
3. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the
Commission, the meeting was adjourned by consensus of the Commission at 5:24 p.m.
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Ellisa L. Horvat M►' ' , City Clerk
Approved by the Commission on January 5, 2016.
Commissioner Landman participated via telephone.