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Commissioner proposes elected town manager; attorney says it resembles strong‑mayor model
Summary
Commissioner Bennett proposed converting the appointed town manager into an elected controller/comptroller to reduce political pressure; the town attorney said the attributes described align with a strong‑mayor/executive mayor and the idea merits extended, well‑noticed discussion and likely legal/ballot review.
At the January 22 meeting of the Town of Miami Lakes Charter Revision Committee, Commissioner Bennett raised a substantive structural proposal: convert the current council‑appointed town manager into an elected position (described variously as a controller or comptroller) so the manager would be accountable directly to voters rather than to a council majority.
Bennett framed the proposal as a modest, non‑radical alternative to a full…
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