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Board of Adjustment elects Marlene Monestine vice chair in 4–3 vote
Summary
The North Miami Board of Adjustment elected Board member Marlene Monestine to serve as vice chair after a public roll‑call vote produced a 4–3 result following nominations from the dais.
The North Miami Board of Adjustment elected Marlene Monestine as vice chair in a 4–3 roll‑call vote during its July 17 meeting.
Board members nominated two candidates for the post—Marlene Monestine and Hector Medina—and the board debated whether the selection should be by private or public ballot before proceeding publicly. After each board member announced their choice, the clerk declared Monestine the winner by four votes to three.
The item drew brief discussion among members about voting procedure. Chair Michael McDearmaid noted that abstentions are not permitted at this appointed‑board level and asked members to state their votes aloud. Following the result, members congratulated Monestine and moved on to the evening’s land‑use agenda.
The appointment is an internal board leadership change; no external approvals were required. The vote result was recorded on the public roll call and entered into the meeting record.
