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Town of Miami Lakes
Memorandum

To:Honorable Mayor and Councilmembers
From:Edward Pidermann, Town Manager
Subject:Amendment to Committee Rules
Date:3/12/2019

Recommendation:

It is recommended that the Town Council adopt the amendment to the Rules of Procedure for Town Committees.

Background:

The Town Clerk, Town Staff and Town Attorneys have reviewed the Town Committee Rules in order to address inconsistencies and streamline the rules. The following have been modified:

  • Section 3. Was modified to specifically provide that meetings shall be held at Town owned or leased facilities. This is done in order ensure public access and participation at all Town meetings.

  • Section 12., was re-titled Qualifications. This section specifically states that members of all committee's, unless specifically permitted by the Committee's enabling resolution shall be 18 years of age.

  • Section 13. was amended to permit continuity in Town Committee's past the completion of a committee-member's term.

There are additional corrections that were implemented to address grammatical and structural deficiencies in the rules.

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