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Council revises inspector general duties and penalties process; amends appeal language to cite Chapter 162.21
Summary
Council adopted amendments assigning some code‑compliance duties to the inspector general and updated penalty and appeal language to reference Florida Statute chapter 162.21 and county court review.
The City of Doral on May 14 adopted two related ordinances: amendments to the Office of the Inspector General's duties (Ordinance 2025‑16) and an ordinance creating penalties for violating rules of conduct and mayor/council orders (Ordinance 2025‑17). Council members debated how appeals and due‑process protections should operate for citations issued by the inspector general.
Vice Mayor Maureen Porras raised concerns that a sentence in the proposed IG duties ordinance describing appeals to the Eleventh Circuit was incomplete and risked running afoul of due‑process protections. Porras said the code should explicitly provide notice and the opportunity for a hearing before penalties are assessed. The city…
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