Broward County ballot

Shall the Charter be amended to remove the current five-year automatic lapse of unspent appropriations and instead authorize the City Commission to determine, during the annual budget process, which appropriations shall be deemed abandoned?

Shall the Charter be amended to revise the initiative and repeal procedures to provide that the Land Development Code, Comprehensive Plan and related ordinances are not subject to the referendum process; define a procedure for validation of the form of a petition or ordinance; and a methodology for addressing conflicting Charter amendments approved by the voters?

Shall the Charter be amended to require review of the City Charter every six years beginning in January 2030 in order to align with the general election schedule?

Shall the City Charter be amended for style, clarity and consistency, along with amendments removing outdated provisions, and amendments updating the Charter to conform with state law provisions?

The Charter includes a lengthy and outdated legal description of the corporate limits of the City. Shall the Charter be amended to replace the legal description with a map generally depicting the City’s present official corporate limits, and provide that the official map of the corporate limits of the City shall be maintained by the office of the City Clerk?

The City Charter requires candidates for Mayor to have resided continuously in the City, and candidates for Commissioner to have resided continuously in their qualifying District, for six months immediately before qualifying. Shall the Charter be amended to instead require two years of continuous residency in the City immediately before qualifying for candidates for Mayor, and two years of continuous residency in the qualifying District for Commissioner candidates, except where non-residency results solely from redistricting?

Shall the Charter be amended to change Commission elections from March of odd-numbered years to November of even-numbered years beginning November 2028 to increase voter participation and decrease election costs, resulting in term extensions of approximately 20 months for all current Commissioners and the Mayor to maintain staggered terms, with no elections held in March 2027 or March 2029 and all future terms remaining four years?

Shall the Charter be amended to remove the requirement that voters approve at a referendum election, and instead authorize the City Commission to approve, the sale, gift, trade, transfer, or lease of all or a portion of, or an interest in, city-owned real property with a fair market value exceeding $750,000, thereby eliminating the additional time and cost of conducting referendum elections for such transactions?

Shall the Charter be amended to require a Charter Review Board to be appointed by the City Commission in May 2035 and every ten years thereafter, with the Charter Review Board consisting of five regular voting members and five alternate members appointed by the City Commission to review the Charter and make non-binding recommendations to the Commission regarding amendments to the Charter?

Charter Section 11.01 restricts development east of the Intracoastal Waterway, including height limits of 45 feet for commercial and 55 feet for multifamily zoned properties, floor area ratio and lot coverage limits for such properties, mixed use and accessory use restrictions, and restrictions prohibiting rezoning to commercial. Shall the Charter be amended to remove only the floor area ratio regulations and the restrictions on mixed and accessory uses from the Charter?

Charter Section 11.02 restricts development on the City’s main beach parking areas, including limiting permitted uses, restricting garage and parking space size, lot coverage, floor area ratio, and setbacks. Shall this Section be amended to remove the minimum parking space size requirements, the restriction on commercial use exceeding fifteen days annually, and the prohibition on use of this parking to satisfy other properties' parking requirements?

Shall the Charter be amended to require that any future action by the City Commission to transition, transfer, contract out, consolidate, or otherwise assign, police or fire services from the existing provider to another governmental entity or agency, special district, or sheriff’s office, be approved by an affirmative vote of at least four-fifths (4/5) of the City Commission?

Should the City of Fort Lauderdale Charter be amended to update the qualifications for the offices of mayor and city commissioner, and provide that elected officials assume office at the first regular City Commission meeting following certification of their election, and that a vice mayor be designated at the City Commission’s first meeting after all elected officials assume office following a regular municipal election and annually thereafter, instead of at the first meeting in April?

Should the City of Fort Lauderdale Charter be amended to specify the procedure for candidates for the office of mayor or city commissioner to submit documentation to the City Clerk for review?

Should the City of Fort Lauderdale Charter be amended to remove the City Commission’s authority to receive affidavits alleging that a candidate for the office of mayor or city commissioner has violated the Charter or is unqualified and make a finding as to whether such candidate violated the Charter or is unqualified, thereby leaving such considerations to the courts?

Should the City of Fort Lauderdale Charter be amended so that special meetings of the City Commission may be called upon at least seventy-two hours’ notice, except that in the event of an emergency, where there is the potential for imminent harm or the ability to lessen or avert a catastrophe, a special meeting of the City Commission may be called upon such notice as is practicable under the circumstances?

Should the City of Fort Lauderdale Charter be amended to prescribe a method for resolving a tie in nominations to the Civil Service Board Nominating Committee, modify the composition of the Election Board that certifies the results of elections for the classified employees’ recommendation for appointment to the Civil Service Board, and remove the Civil Service Board’s duty to review, consider, and advise the City Manager concerning job class specifications?

Should the City of Fort Lauderdale Charter be amended to delete references to primary elections, remove the requirement of two newspaper publications for public hearings and other types of notice, and distinguish the title of interim city manager, who is appointed in the event of the city manager’s resignation or termination, from that of acting city manager, who is appointed during temporary absences of the city manager?

Should the City of Fort Lauderdale Charter be amended to simplify the sale of City-owned personal property such as vehicles, furniture, and equipment, and City-owned land other than parks, to add limitations on lease, license, concession, or other types of use agreements with private parties for the use of City-owned land, and to add limitations on the sale or lease of City-owned land to other governments?

Should the City of Fort Lauderdale Charter be amended to require a unanimous vote of the entire City Commission for any license agreement, concession agreement, facility use agreement, or other type of use agreement for more than one year for the use of City-owned park land?

Should the City of Fort Lauderdale Charter be amended to establish the Charter position of Police Chief, who shall report directly to the City Commission rather than to the City Manager, and be employed and compensated under such terms and conditions as the City Commission deems appropriate?

Should the City of Fort Lauderdale Charter be amended to establish the Charter position of Fire Chief, who shall report directly to the City Commission rather than to the City Manager, and be employed and compensated under such terms and conditions as the City Commission deems appropriate?

Amending Charter Article XIII, "Limitation on Sale, Lease or Purchase of City-Owned Real Property," providing such leases of property for 20 years or longer, including renewals, require a five-sevenths approval of City Commission; providing such sales or leases of 50 years or longer, including renewals, of City-owned parks, golf courses, recreational facilities, designated historic properties, or properties east of the Intracoastal Waterway require majority approval of City's electors. Should Article XIII of the City Charter entitled “Limitation on Sale, Lease or Purchase of City-Owned Real Property” be amended in the various ways described above?

The City desires to enter into an agreement with Broward County to sell or otherwise dispose of beachfront property located north of the Dania Beach Pier adjacent to Dr. Von Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park with Parcel ID 504236000070 for the restricted purpose of conserving the land in its natural state for environmental mitigation. Do you authorize the City to enter into such an agreement with Broward County?

The Town Charter establishes short timeframes for certifying citizen-initiated petitions for the repeal or amendment of ordinances. The proposed amendment would extend certification deadlines and clarify whether time periods are measured in calendar days or business days. Shall the Town Charter be amended to extend petition certification deadlines and clarify time calculations?

The Town Charter establishes three two-year terms for the Mayor-Commissioner. This amendment aligns the Mayor-Commissioner and Commissioner term limits by changing the term length to four years and the number of terms to two terms, revising the maximum term limit accordingly, and clarifying application to the Mayor-Commissioner term ending in November 2028. Shall the Town Charter be amended to change the Mayor-Commissioner’s term to a maximum of two four-year terms, effective November 2028?

The Town Charter allows Commissioners to run for Mayor-Commissioner at the conclusion of their term, but the Mayor-Commissioner is not similarly allowed to run for Commissioner at the conclusion of his or her term. Shall the Town Charter be amended to allow a person who has served as Mayor-Commissioner to run for and serve as a Commissioner at the conclusion of their service as Mayor-Commissioner, if permissible under the maximum term limits?

Shall the Town Charter be amended to clarify that the Town Commission may appoint a qualified person to fill a vacancy in the office of Mayor-Commissioner or Commissioner, even if that person would otherwise be required by the Town Charter to take a two-year break in service, potentially increasing the number of persons available for appointment?

The Town has used the same northern and southern Commission district boundaries since 2004. Shall the Town Charter be amended to establish the current district boundaries in the Town Charter, including the existing boundary at the portion of the Village of Sea Ranch Lakes bordering the Atlantic Ocean to preserve the current district boundaries?

Shall the Town Charter be amended to clarify standards for forfeiture of office of Commission members by tying qualifications to existing Charter provisions, requiring ethics-based removal to be determined under state law by the Florida Commission on Ethics, requiring incapacity determinations to be supported by medical certification or court order, allowing absences to be excused by majority vote, and excusing the Commission from voting on removals already mandated by other governmental authorities?

The proposed amendment would promote consistency with state law by providing that all general laws of the State of Florida governing municipal elections apply to the Town, aligning the deadline for the Town’s annual financial audit with the deadline in state law, and allowing legal notices to be published on publicly accessible websites as provided in state law. Shall the Town Charter incorporate Florida laws governing municipal elections, public notices, and audits?

The proposed amendment would revise the Town Charter to correct errors, improve clarity, resolve inconsistencies in terminology and in timelines, and update references to reflect current Florida law. Shall the Town Charter be amended to correct errors, resolve inconsistencies, and update provisions to reflect current law?

Shall the City Charter be amended to reflect an updated Charter including revising the word “Council” to ”Commission”, recognizing existing single- member district election system, correcting and including references to State Law and Broward County Charter, and County election officials, allowing notices by website posting in lieu of newspaper publications, creating subparagraph headings for convenience of reference, deleting obsolete provisions , including changes made for clarity and consistency, and updating the Charter to satisfy applicable laws ?

The City Charter currently provides for the potential sanction of forfeiture of City elective office for the unexcused failure to attend four (4) consecutive regular Commission meetings. It is proposed to amend the Charter to apply the same attendance standards and sanctions for required attendance of City elected officials at Workshop Commission meetings. Shall the above – described Charter amendment be adopted?

The City Charter currently provides for the City Clerk and Deputy City Clerk to be hired, terminated and report to the City Commission. It is proposed that the Charter be amended to place the hiring, termination, and reporting of the City Clerk and Deputy City Clerk under the authority and responsibility of the City Manager. Shall the above – described Charter amendment be adopted?

The City Charter currently allows the City Commission to waive or excuse the requirement that the person serving as City Manager must reside in Broward County, Florida within six (6) months after being hired. It is proposed that the Charter be amended to prohibit the City Commission from waiving or excusing the requirement that the City Manager must reside in Broward County, Florida. Shall the above- described Charter amendment be adopted?

It is proposed that the Charter Review Commission be renamed the Charter Review Board, be expanded from 5 to 11 members , that the Board chair and vice- chair be designated by the City Commission , that State law be referenced for the review process, and that the Board have access to convenient meeting places and equipment to enhance public participation in the Charter review process. Shall the above- described Charter amendment be adopted?

The current City Charter provides the mayor and commissioners with four-year terms, City elections in March of even numbered years, and the selection of the vice-mayor each April. Should the Charter be amended to change the election of the mayor and commissioners to November in even numbered years, with current terms extended 8 months to effectuate such changes as required by law, and to change the selection of vice-mayor to each December?

Should the Charter of the Town of Southwest Ranches be amended to increase the Council’s monthly compensation from $1,000.00 to $1,500.00 and the Mayor’s monthly compensation from $1,250.00 to $2,000.00, with a maximum annual three percent (3%) cost-of-living increase based upon the Consumer Price Index for Wage Earners and Clerical Workers? Shall the above-described amendment be adopted?

The Charter currently authorizes the Governor to fill vacancies if all commissioners, including the mayor, are removed from office. Shall the Charter be amended to provide for the City Manager, or Assistant City Manager, to appoint a mayor and two commissioners, for those appointees to appoint two additional members of the commission, and for the interim commission to call a Special Election if there is more than 180 calendar days remaining in the unexpired term(s)?