§ 2-251. Organization of the Council; voting, quorum; conduct of meetings.  


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  • The Chairperson of the Council shall be the Mayor of Miami-Dade County. The members of the Council, by majority vote, shall select any other officer as may be deemed necessary or desirable. Any other such officer shall serve at the will of the Council. A majority vote of the entire membership of the Council shall be necessary to take any action. A majority of the members of the Council shall constitute a quorum necessary to hold a meeting or take any action. The Chairperson may call meetings of the Council, and meetings may be called by written notice signed by five (5) members of the Council, and the Council at any meeting may fix and call a meeting for a future date. Minutes shall be kept of all meetings of the Council. All meetings shall be public. The County Manager shall provide adequate and competent clerical and administrative personnel as may be reasonably required by the Council for the proper performance as may be reasonably required by the Council for the proper performance of its duties and functions, subject to budget limitations as fixed by the County Commission.

(Ord. No. 78-28, § 5, 4-4-78)