IRP status

Unregistered · 07-31-2020, 05:39 PM

Bargaining Unit Members,

On July 17, 2020, Mayor Carlos Gimenez vetoed the County Commission’s passage of an independent review panel (IRP). The Board of County Commissioners (BCC) had a special meeting scheduled to discuss the IRP this morning. Yesterday, I sent the a letter to the BCC advising them that the two items on their agenda were inappropriately before the BCC and in violation of the Code of Miami-Dade County.

Issue with Item #1 - The signatures provided by county commissioners on the written notice of a special meeting (see attached), appeared that several signatures (perhaps as many as five signatures) are not original handwritten by the county commissioner themselves, but rather are a stamp signature without the prerequisite accompanying signature of the staffer who is authorized to use the stamp on behalf of the respective commissioner, in violation of the requirements of Rule 3.03. Therefore, without a waiver of the Rules of Procedure, which requires a 2/3 vote of the BCC members present, the whole calling of the special meeting fails for lack of the required proper signatures.

Issue with Item #2 - Pursuant to Rule 9.03.05 of the Rules of Procedure of the County Commission, no such ballot question set forth in said agenda item can be placed on the upcoming November 3, 2020 general election ballot without first obtaining the requisite affirmative vote of two-thirds (2/3) of those commissioners present at the BCC special meeting.

The South Florida PBA demanded that the BCC adhere to its own rules of procedure including the requirement to obtain an affirmative vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of commissioners present on a motion to waive the rules in order to consider Special Item No. 1 and a separate motion to place the question found in Special Item No. 2 on the November 3, 2020 ballot.

The County agreed with the PBA’s interpretation of the rules and the special meeting was canceled.

We will remain in the fight to insure that your rights are always protected.

Steadman Stahl

Unregistered · 08-01-2020, 12:08 PM

I wonder what moron Stahl will say when it comes back up and passes. It’s already being put on the agenda again, this time eliminating elected officials from subpoena. Police is the real target here.