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<br /> <br />City of Sunny Isles Beach <br /> <br />City Commission Agenda <br />18070 Collins Avenue, <br />Sunny Isle Beach, FL 33160 <br />(305) 947-0606 Phone (305) 949-3113 Fax <br /> <br />AGENDA BILL <br /> <br />REQUESTED ACTION <br /> <br />Staff recommends that the City Commission adopt this Ordinance changing the qualifying period <br />dates for the general election for the office of Mayor or City Commissioner. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />With the transition to a paper-based voting system, the State deadlines for several election <br />processes have been moved up. The Miami-Dade Elections Department has requested that the <br />City modify the dates for candidate qualifying to no earlier than the 76th day and no later than <br />the 73rd day prior to the date of the general election. The City's next General Election takes <br />place on November 2, 2010, and with this change in the qualifying period, the dates would be <br />from 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 17 to 4:00 p.m. on Friday, August 20, 2010. <br /> <br />ADDITIONAL INFORMATION <br /> <br />Upon adoption, this Ordinance will be forwarded to the Miami-Dade County Elections <br />Department. <br /> <br />Funding required for this action: I None Source of funds: I N/A <br />Transfer Required: I No Amount of Transfer: I N/A <br />Transfer from account number: I N/A To account number: I N/A <br />For the Commission Meeting of: April 16, 2009 Initials: ~ Agenda Item <br />Submitted by: Jane A. Hines Number <br />Title: City Clerk 9 B <br />Approved by Finance Director: Doug Haag Initials: ~ <br />Approved by Acting City Manager: Rick Conner Initials: <br />