November 12, 2024 Aventura City Commission Inauguration Ceremony MinutesAVENTURA CITY COMMISSION
INAUGURATION CEREMONY MINUTES
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
7:00 P.M.
Aventura Government Center
19200 West Country Club Drive, Aventura, FL 33180
The Inauguration Ceremony began at 7:23 p.m.
The following were in attendance: Mayor Howard S. Weinberg, Commissioner Amit
Bloom, and Commissioner Paul A. Kruss. City Manager Bryan Pegues, City Clerk Ellisa
L. Horvath, and Attorney Lillian Arango (Weiss Serota Helfman Cole + Bierman) were
also in attendance.
Mayor Weinberg provided opening remarks and recognized those dignitaries in
attendance.
The rest of the program was as follows:
• Presentation of Colors: The Aventura Police Department Honor Guard posted
the colors.
• National Anthem: The National Anthem was sung by Hadas Levy.
• Pledge of Allegiance: The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Dylan, Alec, Ella, and
Camy Friedland.
• Invocation: Rabbi Jonathan Berkun, Police Chaplain, provided the Invocation.
• Administering the Oaths of Office and Presentation of Election Certificates:
Mrs. Horvath administered the Oaths of Office and presented Election Certificates
individually to Gustavo F. Blachman (Commissioner Seat 1), Clifford B. Ain
(Commissioner Seat 3), Rachel S. Friedland (Commissioner Seat 5), for the General
Election, and Cindy Orlinsky (Commissioner Seat 2), for the Special Election. Each
Commissioner took their seat on the dais following their oath of office; thereby joining the
rest of the City Commission already seated.
• Introduction of Aventura City Commission and Remarks: Mayor Weinberg
introduced the 2024 seated Aventura City Commission.
Aventura City Commission Inauguration Ceremony Minutes
November 12, 2024
The newly elected members of the City Commission provided comments individually.
In lieu of the Benediction, since Chaplain Omy Llaneras was not in attendance, a special
performance was provided by The Ronen Foundation of America including Yafa Israeli
(Founder & Chairman), Gilad Paz (Tenor), and Leerone Hakami (Violin) from Modiin,
Israel (Aventura's Sister City).
The Inauguration Ceremony was adjourned by Mayor Weinberg at 8.40 p.m.
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