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Miami Beach tightens disclosure rules after controversy over developer payments to neighborhood group
Summary
After public testimony about a $1.2 million payment tied to support for a developer project on Belle Isle, the commission approved an ordinance to require disclosure when neighborhood groups or their designees receive monetary or non‑monetary consideration in exchange for political support.
The City Commission on Sept. 17 approved new disclosure and contingency‑fee rules aimed at preventing developers from effectively buying neighborhood support without public notice.
The action followed weeks of public testimony and an ethics commission inquiry into a high‑profile example on Belle Isle in which a developer contracted to pay a neighborhood entity $1.2 million in staged payments tied to support for a proposed project. Critics said residents were not consulted and that the payment created an appearance of pay‑for‑support.
What the city adopted: The ordinance requires that any lobbyist or principal who provides, or has agreed to…
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