and size limitations. Any candidate wishing to post a sign on private property
must obtain the consent of the owner before posting the sign on their property;
pursuant to the Code of Candidates, section 8-10.
Ms. Rosenberg indicated
some residents complained that political signs were showing up on their
property without their consent; in such cases, the property owner had the right
to remove the sign, but residents were encouraged if there were any issues
going on, they should not take matters into their own hands, but report the issue
to the City, and staff would handle the matter. Code staff could issue citations,
and if it was something of a serious nature involving threats or physical harm, it
should be reported to the police. With regard to city events, she reiterated one
of the codes applying to election candidates in Lauderhill was they could not use
any city assets within 90 days of the election. She said staff and she still saw
instances where candidates added their face and/or name to city events; this
was not being done by one particular candidate, it was observed happening
across the board. If a candidate was not a part of an event, or it was not a
city-sponsored event on the City’s events calendar, no candidate should hold it
out as if they were associated with the city. Ms. Rosenberg went on to speak
about the recently passed homeless bill going into effect on October 1, 2024,
and though she would go into it in more detail with the Commission at a later
time, she wished to update the Commission, as staff and she met with Broward
County attorneys, and other city attorneys. She informed the City Commission
that the County was working on drafting an ordinance, for which the first reading
would take place at the September 18th County Commission meeting, with the
second reading taking place shortly thereafter. Staff and she were waiting to
see what the final version passed would be, as the city attorneys recommended
a number of changes to what was currently drafted; the intent was for it to apply
countywide, so any city in Broward County could rely upon it. It was an adult
civil citation program to help homeless persons get needed services before it
escalated to a criminal act or a fine; they recommended a tier-like system, with
the first step being to refer the homeless person to find services, etc.
Attorney Rosenberg would update the Commission after September 18th, and
discuss whether or not to adopt the County’s ordinance, or create city
City
a
ordinance independent of the County’s. She mentioned the issue of Broward
Sheriff’s Office (BSO) recently putting out a memo that stated BSO would no
longer allow anyone cited under city codes to be taken to county jails, claiming
they were a county not a city jail. The City had no wish for its first step to be a
criminal penalty, but if this was what BSO was putting into effect, then the City
could utilize the County ordinance, so it would be possible to use the County jail.
Vice Mayor L. Martin expressed concern that when a number of cities in the
County did not agree, it was usually a short window by which to turn something
around.
Regardless of what the County Commission decided, state’s law
would neither pause nor stop, so come October 1, 2024, residents, vendors,
etc. would have the legal right to hold their cities accountable.
City Attorney Rosenberg clarified, October 1, 2024, was when the state’s law
went into effect, with a provision that people were not permitted to sleep in
public; but the provision stating the City could be sued did not go into effect until
January 2025. She had a drafted version of a city ordinance to put forward, so it
would only be
a
short time
thereafter; once she knew the County
Commission’s decision, in October the Commission would be presented with
the ordinance for first reading, so the City could pass its ordinance, and place it
on the City’s books by November 2024.
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