On November 3, voters in Miami-Dade will decide on seven local referendums: six amendments to the county's Home Rule Charter and one school board referendum, with each proposal voted on independently. A major proposal would create an independent five-member commission to set commissioner salaries, currently fixed at $6,000 a year, with pay capped by a state salary formula at roughly $127,779 annually for counties with over a million residents for 2026-2027. Another measure would raise the minimum residency requirement for commissioner candidates from six months to one year. The school referendum asks whether to extend a tax for another four years to support educational staff salaries and school security. The article also mentions a proposal on commercial advertising in parks.
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