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POSITIONS
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF DADE COUNTY
2005-06
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Support of local government which is efficient and economical, with competent
personnel, the clear assignment of responsibility and adequate financing:
THE CHARTER
Support of a county charter that conforms to League positions.
Proposed charter amendments should be placed on the ballot either by a resolution
adopted by the County Commission or by petition. The Florida Legislature
should not be given the authority to place proposed Charter amendments on
the Miami-Dade County ballot.
COUNTY COMMISSION
Support of a representative Commission which is elected by the people in
nonpartisan elections
Support of staggered terms for County Commissioners
Support of removal of specific figure for salaries from the charter, with
salaries set as recommended by state scale
The County Commission should have the power to organize itself. The Chairperson
should be selected by the County Commission. Committees of the Commission
should be established by the Commission, and committee members selected by
the Commission.
THE BUDGET
Support of formal mechanisms for citizen input into the Dade County budget
prior to printing of the proposed budget document
INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM AND RECALL
Support of a uniform base for signatures on initiative, referendum and recall
petition.
Support of a higher percentage of signatures on recall petitions than on
initiative and referendum petitions.
Support of procedures for recall requiring:
A. A statement of grounds on the petition;
B. A statement of grounds and a rebuttal on the ballot
Opposition to recall during the first year and the last six months of a commissioner’s
term
LIBRARIES
Support of a county-wide library system
TRANSPORTATION
Support of mass transportation which acts as a tool to improve the quality
of urban life by protecting the environment and providing access to housing,
including:
Support of a balanced, unified transportation system
LAND USE
Support of Comprehensive Master Land Use Plan based on equitable, realistic,
comprehensive and flexible criteria including:
Support of a planning process that ensures governmental coordination, citizen
input, and up-dating and enforcement
Support of planning in which population growth and distribution are constrained
by the ability of the ecosystem to support that growth while at the same
time maintaining a quality of life beneficial to the total community
Support of planning policies which encourage and give priority to redevelopment
and/or upgrading of existing areas and neighborhoods
Support of Urban Development Boundary line in effect on June 14, 2005
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