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 strong‑mayor shift, saying the role would retain managerial duties but be elected by the public to reduce perceived political influence from council members. "All it requires is a change basically to make an elected position," Bennett said, arguing the change would insulate the role from short‑term council politics and increase accountability to the electorate.

The town attorney cautioned that many attributes Bennett described—an individual outside the legislative body with day‑to‑day operational authority—look similar to an executive or strong‑mayor form of government. "The attributes you're talking about are pretty much what a strong mayor is," the town attorney said, noting that strong‑mayor structures are common in other Florida municipalities and that any material change to form of government would require careful drafting and, likely, voter approval.

Several commissioners said the topic is important and deserves a separate, longer, well‑noticed session; some said they preferred to focus the next meeting on Article 2 and schedule additional time specifically to examine governance‑structure alternatives. No motion to enact structural change was taken; the committee asked residents and commissioners to submit proposed language for future redlines and agreed that the issue requires detailed analysis and public notice before any formal vote.