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Miami‑Dade committee cancels meeting for lack of quorum; agenda sent to Board of County Commissioners
Summary
A Miami‑Dade County committee canceled its meeting after failing to reach a quorum and said all agenda items will be forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners, where a public hearing opportunity will be available. A member asked that specific items be moved to a July 1 meeting; no decision on that request was recorded.
A Miami‑Dade County committee canceled its meeting after failing to reach a quorum and said it would forward all agenda items to the Board of County Commissioners for consideration.
“Alright, guys. We don't have Quorum, unfortunately. So we're going to go ahead and cancel the meeting and send everything on this agenda straight to the Board of County Commissioners meeting. Public hearing opportunity will be available at the full board. So nothing will skip a beat, nothing will be delayed, and everybody will have the opportunity to speak at the full board on these items if you're here to speak on them today,” the chair said.
The chair indicated that cancelling the committee session would not delay consideration of items and that members of the public who came to speak at the committee would have the opportunity to speak at the full board public hearing instead. The statement did not specify the date of the Board of County Commissioners meeting to which the items will be forwarded.
During the brief exchange, another member asked the chair whether the member's items could be moved to a July 1 meeting after noting a prior scheduling change: “Remember when we swapped the meetings, the June 26 date? I'm not here. Could my items be moved to the July 1 meeting? It's only 3 days later. Okay. Thank you.” The transcript records the request but does not show any response or formal action moving those items.
No votes or formal motions were recorded in the transcript excerpt. The committee meeting was ended because a quorum was not present; the chair stated that items will be placed on the full Board of County Commissioners agenda and that the full board will provide a public hearing opportunity.
Next steps: agenda items referenced by the cancelled committee meeting will appear before the Board of County Commissioners for formal consideration and public comment at that body’s scheduled meeting; the scheduling request to move items to July 1 was raised but not resolved in the excerpt provided.
