On May 5th, 2020, County Commissioners unanimously adopted legislation, sponsored by Vice Chairwoman Rebeca Sosa, directing the administration to work with Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez-Rundle on an initiative to fight domestic violence.
The Amnesty Program provides qualifying homeowners who have code violations on their primary residence with a reprieve from receiving further fines as they bring their property up to code. This program applies to properties located in the unincorporated areas of Miami-Dade County.
The mission of the task force is to advise the County Commission and the Mayor on issues related to Biscayne Bay and produce a report with written recommendations. The original legislation creating the task force specified that its term last 220 days ending by September of 2019. However, despite the diligent efforts of the members of the task force more time is needed to produce the final report. Therefore, Vice Chairwoman Sosa introduced two legislative items, a resolution extending the task force’s time to February of 2020 and an ordinance further extending the term to August of 2020.
