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OFFICIAL
SPECIAL ELECTION BALLOT
| DORAL,
FLORIDA |
JANUARY
24, 2006 |
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| QUESTION
1 |
REGULATORY
CONTROL
The City Charter provides that with regard to Section
8, Township 53, Range 40, Miami-Dade County shall have
exclusive regulatory control over building, zoning and
planning issues as well as water and sewer installations,
compliance with environmental and utility regulations and
street maintenance. It is proposed to eliminate this regulatory
control by Miami-Dade County and vest such authority in
the City of Doral.
Shall the above described amendment be adopted?
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YES
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30 |
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NO
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31 |
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| QUESTION
2 |
FILLING
OF VACANCY OF MAYOR AND TEMPORARY VACANCY OF COUNCILMEMBER
SERVING AS INTERIM MAYOR
The current Charter provides that when Mayor's position
becomes vacant, the Vice-Mayor completes the Mayor's term.
Shall the Charter be amended to provide that the Vice-Mayor
shall serve as Interim Mayor until the next regularly scheduled
election in the City, that Council appoint an interim Councilmember
to serve only until the next regularly scheduled election,
and that Interim Mayor may return to Council for unexpired
term after election of Mayor? |
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YES
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33 |
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NO
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34 |
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| QUESTION
3 |
CHANGING
COMPENSATION STRUCTURE FOR MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS
The current Charter sets the exact amount of compensation
for Councilmembers at $7,200 and $10,000 per year for the
Mayor. Shall the Charter be amended to provide for compensation
to be set at $12,000 per year for Councilmembers and $50,000
per year for the Mayor with an adjustment each calendar
year based on the Urban Consumer Price Index?
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YES
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36 |
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NO
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37 |
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| QUESTION
4 |
CHANGING
COUNCIL AUTHORITY AS TO TERMINATION OF CITY DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS
The current Charter does not provide the City Council with
any authority over the termination of City Department Directors.
Should the Charter be amended to allow the City Council to
override the City Manager's decision to terminate a Department
Director by a super-majority vote disapproving the termination? |
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YES
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39 |
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NO
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40 |
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| QUESTION
5 |
AMENDING
SELECTION PROCESS FOR CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSIONS The
current Charter provides that the Mayor's selection
for the Charter Revision Commission (Commission) must
have served as a member of the previous Commission. Shall
the
Charter be amended to allow the Mayor’s selection
to be any elector residing in the City, eliminating the
requirement that the Mayor’s appointment be a member
of the previous Commission?
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YES
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42 |
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NO
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43 |
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