Charter Amendment Establish an Independent Salary Commission
Miami-Dade County · Miami-Dade County County · November 3, 2026
The question on your ballot
Shall the Charter be amended to replace the fixed annual salary for County Commissioners with an independent, five-member Salary Commission—appointed by the Chief Judge of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, State Attorney, Public Defender, Executive Director of the Commission on Ethics, and Inspector General—that annually reviews and sets Commissioner salaries based on specific criteria, with all decisions being final without modification by the Board of County Commissioners?
In plain language
A VoterDecoder summary of the official measure text.
The Miami-Dade charter would replace the fixed salary for County Commissioners. An independent five-member Salary Commission would set commissioner pay each year instead. The commission would be appointed by the Chief Judge of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, the State Attorney, the Public Defender, the Executive Director of the Commission on Ethics, and the Inspector General. Its decisions would be final, without changes by the Board of County Commissioners. A YES vote adopts this change. A NO vote keeps the fixed salary.
Official ballot arguments
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