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Charter Review Board reviews recommended changes on sale and long-term use of city property
Summary
Board members reviewed proposed amendments to several charter sections that would limit private, long-term use of city property, require supermajority commission votes, and tighten procedures for leases and transfers of park land.
The Fort Lauderdale Charter Review Board reviewed proposed revisions to several sections of the city charter related to city property, leases and parks, with members describing tighter controls on long-term private use and new voting thresholds for certain transactions.
The board discussed proposed edits to charter sections 8.01, 8.02, 8.04, 8.09 and 8.21, which the board’s report recommends for revision. The changes summarized by the presenter would:
- Move procedures for sale of personal property into ordinance authority rather than embedding bidding and publication requirements in the charter (proposed change to 8.01). - Require that sales of property to public bodies or allowing public bodies to make improvements have…
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