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Commission debates limiting council members’ direct contact with staff; attorney to draft two options
Summary
The commission considered charter language that would require council members to route inquiries through the town manager, and whether formal investigations should require a council resolution; the manager and several commissioners favored preserving routine inquiry rights while reserving formal investigations for a body vote.
The Miami Lakes Charter Revision Commission examined proposed charter language intended to preserve the town manager’s operational control over staff while clarifying when the council may request investigations.
Town Attorney summarized the draft provision that would require council interactions with town employees to be conducted “solely through the manager,” except for “inquiries and investigations made in good faith.” That exception—tied in the draft to an explicit council resolution for formal…
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