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Commissioners debate policy for using chambers after request to honor former mayor denied
Summary
Commissioner Stuvesant said requests to use commission chambers for a 90th-birthday proclamation for former Mayor Norman Edelkopf were denied and asked the city to adopt a consistent policy; the city attorney and manager explained facility-use rules and said an administrative policy could be drafted for commission consideration.
Commissioner Stuvesant raised a procedural concern at the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach about inconsistent approvals for use of the commission chambers after several requests to host a brief recognition for former Mayor Norman Edelkopf were denied.
Stuvesant said she requested a special meeting and other uses of chambers to present a proclamation for Mr. Edelkopf’s 90th birthday and that those requests were declined. "It was denied because the majority of the commission decide not to celebrate or allow us to celebrate for a Mayor Edelkop in this body in the chambers," she…
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