Miami Lakes charter revision commission elects chair, sets twice‑monthly meeting schedule

The Miami Lakes Charter Revision Commission elected Javier Lesote/Lesoto as chair and Romero Inguance as vice chair and approved a twice‑monthly meeting schedule, the commission decided Tuesday as it organized its work to review the town charter over the coming months.

Deputy Town Attorney Lorenzo Coviela framed the commission’s task as foundational: "the charter is our constitution," he said, and warned members about open‑meeting and records obligations under Florida law. Coviela told commissioners to avoid private communications that could circumvent the Sunshine Law, noting such contacts could become subject to public‑records requests and "could be serious penalties to it, among them criminal penalties." The commission voted to meet twice a month at 6:30…