Membership; qualifications; terms of office and vacancies; officers.
Miami City Code § 2-1340
in effectSec. 2-1340. - Membership; qualifications; terms of office and vacancies; officers.
(a) Membership. The board shall consist of seven voting members who shall serve without compensation or benefits, shall be confirmed by the city commission, and shall be composed as follows:
(1) One regular member nominated by the mayor;
(2) One regular member nominated by each of the five commissioners for a total of five regular members; and
(3) One at-large member nominated by each of the five commissioners for a one-year term, with nominations in rotating years in the following order: district 1, district 5, district 2, district 4, district 3. Thereafter, all members shall be appointed in the same order as above first established by appointments from commissioner districts.
(b) Qualifications.
(1) All members shall be permanent residents of the city and shall have good reputations for integrity and community service. In addition, all board members should have demonstrated an interest in the field, activity, or sphere covered by the board. All members shall also comply with the provisions of subsections 2-884(b), (c), (d), and (e) of this article.
(2) All members shall be qualified and distinguished by their education; experience; community advocacy or involvement; or attainments in public or private finance, professional engineering, project management, affordable housing, or resiliency and sustainability.
(3) No member shall have a conflict of interest with any project, vendor, contractor, consultant, or other entity or person receiving funding from the proceeds of the bond issuance or interest derived therefrom.
(c) Terms of office and vacancies. The provisions set forth in section 2-885 of this article shall apply to all members of the board except that the terms of office for each regular member of the board shall be two years, unless appointed pursuant to subsection (a)(3), with the terms of office for said at-large member being one year. There shall be no limitation on the number of consecutive years served.
(d) Officers. The mayor shall designate the chairperson of the board. The board shall elect from its members a vice-chairperson and such other officers as may be deemed necessary who shall serve at the pleasure of the board. No chairperson shall serve more than two years. The vice-chairperson shall serve as chairperson in the absence of the chairperson.
(Ord. No. 13752, § 3, 3-22-18)
Source: City of Miami, Florida, City Code, City Charter, Special Acts and Related General Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/fl/miami/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIITHCO_CH2AD_ARTXIBOCOCO_DIV24MIFOBOPRCIOVBO_S2-1340MEQUTEOFVAOFFetched: 11/1/2026