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Commission expedites ordinance to ban unauthorized sale of public‑service appointments; sets April 1 public hearing
Summary
The board voted to suspend rules and advance an ordinance that would prohibit the unauthorized sale of public-service appointments; the item was set for public hearing and second reading on April 1.
The Miami‑Dade County Commission voted to suspend its rules requiring committee review and set a public hearing and second reading for an ordinance that would prohibit the sale of public‑service appointments offered by the county office that handles such appointments (agenda item 14A4).
The suspension motion directed the clerk to publish necessary notices and scheduled the ordinance for second reading at the April 1 commission meeting. Commissioners who supported the suspension said the practice is unfair and harms vulnerable residents; the tax collector and other county officials had raised the issue in public comment. The board's action does not itself adopt the ordinance language on final reading but expedites its consideration at the next commission meeting.
