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Hialeah, Florida, Referendum 3, Emergency Spending Limits (November 2019)
| Referendum 3: Hialeah Emergency Spending Charter |
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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 authorizing the Mayor to declare an emergency and temporarily suspend spending limits 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 authorizing the mayor to:
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| A no vote was a vote against authorizing the mayor to take emergency measures. |
Election results
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Hialeah Referendum 3 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 3,850 | 33.67% | ||
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7,585 | 66.33% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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Shall the City amend the Hialeah Charter to authorize the Mayor to declare a State of Emergency and undertake all Emergency Management Powers in time of Public Danger or Emergency; and to suspend spending limits during the Emergency that would normally require City Council approval for no more than 90 days, unless extended for good cause by the City Council? [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 proposed Charter Amendment temporarily suspends the requirement to obtain City Council approval for the appropriation and expenditure of municipal funds exceeding $15,000.00 for emergency purposes as provided by state law, for no more than 90 days, unless extended for good cause. This change will conform to state law that allows for such waivers.[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 2019-062 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 2019-062," accessed October 27, 2019
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