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Miami Lakes public-safety committee orders 1,000 safety magnets, reallocates $300 for materials
Summary
The Public Safety Committee approved a 1,000-piece magnet order to support outreach and moved $300 between line items to cover the cost; members also discussed social-media distribution and a lock-or-lose-it vehicle-safety campaign.
The Public Safety Committee of the Town of Miami Lakes voted to order 1,000 printed safety magnets for community distribution and reallocated $300 between committee line items to fund the purchase.
The magnets, ordered at a quoted cost of $730 for 1,000 pieces, reflect the committee’s ongoing outreach push tied to several public-safety programs including the “Lock or Lose It” car-theft reminder. Committee members voted in favor of the purchase after a motion recorded in the meeting minutes (mover recorded as CA; second recorded as NR); the motion carried by voice vote with “the ayes have it.”
Committee members said the magnets will be handed out at events and by deputy personnel and community volunteers. The discussion also covered technical production details: staff were asked to provide the vendor with a vector artwork file so printed colors and the embedded QR code would reproduce reliably. The committee noted the vendor’s quote offered a lower per-piece price at higher quantity and approved the 1,000 quantity for long-term stock.
Members also approved a separate budget transfer to fund the order. The committee reallocated $300 from the appreciation-breakfast line to the educational-materials line, increasing the latter from $600 to $900, to cover part of the expense; the motion to reallocate was made and seconded and carried by voice vote.
Beyond the printed magnets, committee members discussed related public-safety outreach: a social-media “don’t text while walking” short video had been posted to the town’s YouTube account and staff reported the town’s main posts and reels can be reshared to residents’ Instagram stories to increase reach. Communications staff explained that posts and reels from the town’s main page can be reshared by residents, while stories require adding mentions individually.
The committee agreed to continue distributing the magnets and to discuss additional promotional channels at the next meeting, including digital distribution through apartment-management email blasts and homeowners-association outreach. Officials emphasized that if a promotional item’s quantity or wording is unclear the town will keep a neutral, information-first design (no event dates or venues) so the materials remain useful over multiple years.
Votes at a glance: the committee approved ordering 1,000 magnets at a quoted total of $730 (motion recorded as moved by CA and seconded by NR; outcome: approved) and approved reallocating $300 from the appreciation-breakfast line to educational materials (moved by CA; seconded by JT; outcome: approved).
