Charter panel debates mayor participation, council size and commission powers
Commissioners sparred over whether the mayor should be allowed to speak without reopening public comment, whether the council should shrink from seven to five members and whether the Charter Revision Commission should remain active through ballot submission; several textual clarifications to the charter commission rules were adopted.
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A broad discussion of rules and scope consumed much of the Town of Miami Lakes Charter Revision Commission meeting, with commissioners debating whether inviting the mayor or other nonmembers to speak amounts to reopening public comment, whether reducing the council from seven to five members would weaken civic participation, and how long the charter commission should remain active after it finalizes questions.
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