Hialeah, Florida, Referendum 1, Administrative Charter Amendment (November 2019)
| Referendum 1: Hialeah Administrative Charter Amendment |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 5, 2019 |
| Status: |
 Defeated
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| Topic: |
| City governance |
| Related articles |
| City governance on the ballot November 5, 2019 ballot measures in Florida Miami-Dade County, Florida ballot measures Local charter amendments on the ballot |
| See also |
| Hialeah, Florida |
A charter amendment addressing administrative matters was on the ballot for Hialeah voters in Miami-Dade County, Florida, on November 5, 2019. It was defeated.
A yes vote was a vote in favor of amending the Hialeah Charter to do the following:
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| A no vote was a vote against amending the Hialeah Charter concerning administrative matters. |
Election results
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Hialeah Referendum 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 3,006 | 26.12% | ||
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8,504 | 73.88% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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Shall the City amend the Hialeah Charter to hear Zoning and Land Use Matters at the first available regular City Council Meeting after notice of the hearing is provided according to State Law; and to change the Residency Elector Requirement for Board Members to allow Non-Resident Trustees of the Employee Retirement System; and to allow Non-Resident Members of the Oversight Committee for the Elected Officials Retirement System?[2] |
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Full text
The full text of the measure is available here.
Support
Arguments
The councilmembers who drafted the ordinance wrote the following rationale for the proposed change:[3]
| “ | The existing Charter provides for the City Council to hear all zoning petitions at the first meeting after the Planning and Zoning Board makes its recommendation. This requirement has created administrative problems in months that the Planning and Zoning Board meets on a different week than the City Council. During those months, there is only six calendar days between the Planning and Zoning Board and the following City Councill meeting, which is insufficient time to advertise the first reading of certain category of zoning ordinances. State law generally provides that notice of the zoning hearing must be published in a newspaper of general circulation at least 10 days prior to the final adoption of a proposed zoning ordinance.[2] | ” |
Opposition
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Path to the ballot
This measure was referred to the ballot by the Hialeah City Council. The council voted unanimously (with two members absent) to approve Ordinance 2019-060 on August 27, 2019.[3]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Miami-Dade County Elections Department, "Official Primary and Special Elections Ballot," accessed September 30, 2019
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Hialeah, Florida, "Ordinance 2019-060," accessed October 27, 2019
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