Miami-Dade charter review task force selects chair, hears ethics and home‑rule briefings and sets schedule

The Miami‑Dade Charter Review Task Force elected Dennis Kurbell as chair and named Mike Redondo vice chair during its first meeting on July 11, 2025, then heard briefings on Sunshine Law, public‑records obligations and the county ethics code and set an initial schedule of topics and deadlines.

The task force, created by a board resolution to review the Miami‑Dade Home Rule Charter following constitutional changes that added elected constitutional officers, will prepare an initial report by Nov. 4, 2025, and a final report timed to allow the county commission to consider proposed charter amendments in spring 2026, staff said.

The work matters because the charter operates like Miami‑Dade County’s local constitution and the task force’s recommendations could lead to ballot questions affecting county structure, elections and how newly elected constitutional officers interact with county government.

At the outset, the group elected Dennis Kurbell, an attorney appointed to the panel, to serve as chair; Kurbell said, “I accept. Thank you.” Members then nominated and approved Mike Redondo, described during the meeting as the speaker‑designate at the Florida House, as vice chair. Both appointments were approved by voice vote with no recorded roll‑call tally in the transcript.

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