Commission submits charter amendments on salaries and audit rotation to November ballot

The Aventura City Commission on June 2 approved a resolution to submit two charter amendment questions, drafted by the city’s charter revision commission, to the November 3, 2026 ballot.

Madame Clerk explained the proposals: raise the mayor’s annual salary from $10,000 to $20,000 and each commissioner’s annual salary from $7,500 to $15,000 (salaries have not changed since 2001); and amend the charter’s independent‑auditor rotation requirement from five years to seven years.

City Attorney advised the commission that its action is ministerial: the charter revision commission’s recommendations must be placed on the ballot unless the questions are legally defective. “You have no choice but to approve it,” the attorney said, noting the ballot language is restricted to factual statements and cannot advocate for adoption.

There was no public comment on the charter questions during the meeting. Commissioners recorded unanimous votes to adopt the resolution and send the two questions to voters in November.