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Sunny Isles Beach commissioners debate remote voting; city attorney says code changes needed
Summary
Vice Mayor Maria Lama asked whether commissioners should be allowed to vote remotely when ill or away. City Attorney Alan told the commission the charter and code are silent and that allowing remote votes would require reconciling attendance/forfeiture rules, technology standards and limits for quasi‑judicial items; commissioners were split.
Vice Mayor Maria Lama reopened a discussion about allowing commissioners to vote remotely when unable to attend in person, saying she had been prevented from voting while ill at a recent meeting and wanted the commission to consider a policy change. City Attorney Alan told the commission there is no existing written policy permitting remote voting and that the city charter and code contain language that strongly suggests members should be physically present. “You don't actually have a policy,” Alan said. “Your charter controls and then your code is secondary.” Alan explained legal and procedural…
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