Hallandale Beach commission approves $900 waiver for Rotary Sleigh event

An unidentified speaker moved to waive a $900 fee for the Rotary Club's "Rotary Sleigh" community event, and the Hallandale Beach City Commission approved the motion on a roll call vote.

"It's $900 I'm happy to make a motion to apply the waiver," an unidentified speaker said, and another speaker seconded the motion. The clerk conducted a roll call in which Commissioner Adams, Commissioner Butler, Vice Mayor Lazaro and Mayor Cooper were recorded as voting yes; one commissioner was noted as absent. The chair then announced the motion carries.

The item was discussed as a short procedural request. An unidentified speaker said the waiver was within the city manager's spending authority. Commissioners did not debate the amount at length; the motion proceeded shortly after the item was introduced.

After the vote, the chair thanked the chief and said staff would coordinate logistics. Meeting comments said the Rotary Sleigh is expected to operate on Christmas Eve, and staff (including Kathy and Miss Sandoval) will work with police to finalize the route. Speakers noted the organization could not locate its previous turn-by-turn route map and that the route would likely be "tweaked" before being provided to police.

The commission did not specify who made the motion on the public record. The clerk recorded the roll call responses by name during the vote. The absent commissioner was not identified in the transcript. The commission gave no further details about insurance, road closures, or other permit conditions in the recorded discussion.

Next steps identified on the record were logistical: staff will follow up with the Rotary Club to obtain or finalize the route map and coordinate with the police department to ensure turn-by-turn routing is available ahead of the event.

The meeting moved on after the item.