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 "city": "Surfside",
 "state": "Florida",
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 "attribution": "MyTown / The Boring Parts — CC BY 4.0. Summaries AI-generated from official sources.",
 "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
 "generated": "2026-07-23",
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  {
   "date": "2026-07-22",
   "body": "Special Town Commission Meeting",
   "headline": "Town commission to select executive recruitment firm",
   "summary": "The Surfside Town Commission will meet to consider a resolution selecting an executive recruitment firm and authorizing the town manager to negotiate a contract for the services. The meeting is open to the public and will be held at Town Hall.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-07-16",
   "body": "Town Commission",
   "headline": "Town Commission to set solid waste rate and approve multiple expenditures",
   "summary": "The Surfside Town Commission meeting on July 16, 2026 will consider a consent agenda that includes several resolutions and expenditures. Key actions include adopting a preliminary solid waste service assessment rate for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1, 2026, and approving funding for a nurse enhancement initiative, a $19,316.17 CTS Remembrance Event, and Life Scan Wellness Center services for police employees. The commission will also adopt the 2025 Miami‑Dade County Local Mitigation Strategy, ratify amendments to the Youth Council charter, and approve a settlement agreement with Joel Zelik Lusky.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-07-06",
   "body": "Resort Tax Board",
   "headline": "Resort Tax Board discusses events, grants, and sponsorships on July 6",
   "summary": "The Resort Tax Board will approve the June 2 meeting minutes and receive a resort tax collection report. It will then discuss several community events, including the Summer Sundays soccer watch party, Hispanic Heritage Month tribute, and Farmers Market recap. The board will also review business‑district grant proposals, sponsorship and partnership opportunities, and additional funding for the Fourth of July event. A legal follow‑up on the board’s vanity name will be addressed.",
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   "minutes_url": null,
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  {
   "date": "2026-07-02",
   "body": "Youth Council",
   "headline": "Youth Council discusses resolutions, social media, guidebook, racing, future ideas",
   "summary": "The Surfside Youth Council will meet on July 1, 2026 to consider several discussion items. Council members will review one‑term resolution concerns, plan an Instagram account, develop a guidebook, discuss a box car racing activity, and brainstorm ideas for the next term. No formal votes are listed; the items are for discussion.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-07-01",
   "body": "Special Town Commission Meeting",
   "headline": "Surfside Commission to select executive recruitment firm",
   "summary": "The Town Commission will conduct interviews and deliberations to select an executive recruitment firm. Proposals from Colin Baenziger & Associates and Strategic Government Resources are included in the agenda.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-06-30",
   "body": "Town Commission Workshop",
   "headline": "Town Commission to discuss FY 2027 budget",
   "summary": "The Surfside Town Commission will hold a workshop to discuss and receive direction on the Fiscal Year 2027 budget. The Acting Town Manager, Mario A. Diaz, will present the topic.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-06-25",
   "body": "Planning and Zoning Board",
   "headline": "Board reviews three permit applications on Harding, Dickens and Byron Avenues",
   "summary": "The Planning and Zoning Board will consider three permit applications: a commercial wall sign for Capas Craft Burger at 9454 Harding Avenue, a home addition at 9149 Dickens Avenue, and a new single‑family home at 9057 Byron Avenue. The board will also discuss future items, including plastic park benches for the beach and concrete benches at dune entrances. The meeting includes routine items such as roll call, approval of minutes, and setting the next meeting date.",
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   "minutes_url": null,
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  {
   "date": "2026-06-15",
   "body": "Parks and Recreation Committee",
   "headline": "Committee reviews May program recaps and upcoming schedule",
   "summary": "The Parks and Recreation Committee will introduce staff and review the 2026 meeting dates and deadlines. Members will discuss a possible change to the meeting time and examine reports on May vending machine numbers, senior brunch, senior trip, Memorial Day ceremony, charter bus usage, and YMCA summer camp attendance. The meeting will also set the next committee date for July 20, 2026.",
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   "minutes_url": null,
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  },
  {
   "date": "2026-06-09",
   "body": "Town Commission",
   "headline": "Town Commission to vote on budget amendment and roof replacement contract",
   "summary": "The Surfside Town Commission will consider approving a budget amendment, awarding a contract for Town Hall roof replacement, and re-establishing the Community Relations Board and Budget Committee. The meeting also includes discussions on traffic calming and street lighting improvements.",
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   "minutes_url": null,
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  },
  {
   "date": "2026-06-09",
   "body": "Town Commission Workshop",
   "headline": "Commission discusses and sets direction for the FY 2026 town budget",
   "summary": "The Town Commission will hold a workshop to discuss and set direction for the FY 2026 budget. The meeting includes the usual opening procedures and a brief communication from the mayor, commission members, and staff. No other agenda items are listed.",
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  },
  {
   "date": "2026-06-02",
   "body": "Resort Tax Board",
   "headline": "Resort Tax Board will discuss FY 2027 tourism and events budget",
   "summary": "The Surfside Resort Tax Board will review upcoming meeting dates and deadlines. It will hear reports on recent film festival screenings, a poetry month contest, and the Paddletopia and Paddle for Plastic events. A proposal for 2026 Summer Sundays beach gatherings will be presented, followed by a discussion of the FY 2027 tourism and Parks & Recreation budget.",
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  },
  {
   "date": "2026-05-28",
   "body": "Planning and Zoning Board",
   "headline": "Ordinance to amend Planning & Zoning Board terms and election cycle",
   "summary": "The Planning and Zoning Board will review two new single‑family home applications at 9156 Emerson Avenue and 9164 Froude Avenue. It will also vote on an ordinance amending Town Code sections 90‑15 and 90‑16 to change board member terms, officer elections, and align the board year with the November general election. Additional agenda items include selecting a Chair and Vice Chair and setting the next meeting date for June 25, 2026.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-05-26",
   "body": "Special Town Commission Meeting",
   "headline": "Commission approves settlement of attorneys' fees in Goldstein lawsuit",
   "summary": "The Surfside Town Commission will hold an executive session to discuss pending litigation, then vote on a resolution to settle attorneys' fees in the Goldstein case. It will also consider possible appointments or removals of board and committee members before adjourning.",
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   "minutes_url": null,
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  },
  {
   "date": "2026-05-19",
   "body": "Special Town Commission Meeting",
   "headline": "Commission to consider Collins Avenue Water Main ballot question validity",
   "summary": "The Surfside Special Town Commission will discuss several items, including the reconsideration of two at‑large Planning and Zoning Board appointments, the manager selection process, and a possible contract with Caballero Fierman Llerena & Garcia, LLP for financial support services. Commissioners will also consider the validity of the ballot question for the Collins Avenue Water Main Project and a resolution calling for a special election on that issue. Additional agenda items include appointments to boards and committees.",
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  },
  {
   "date": "2026-05-12",
   "body": "Town Commission",
   "headline": "Town Commission approves $70,000 FIND grant for Living Seawall Habitat project",
   "summary": "The Surfside Town Commission will certify the results of the April 7, 2026 mayoral run‑off election and adopt ordinance changes to the Planning and Zoning Board terms and election cycle. It will also approve contracts for the Town Hall HVAC replacement, the Community Center pool deck tile replacement, and authorize a $70,000 grant application for a Living Seawall habitat enhancement project. A budget amendment for FY 2026 and a traffic‑calming pilot phase‑two agreement are also on the agenda.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-05-12",
   "body": "Special Town Commission Meeting",
   "headline": "Surfside considers special election for charter amendments on August 18, 2026",
   "summary": "The Town Commission is considering resolutions to call for a special election to amend the Town Charter. Proposed changes include modifying election terms, mayoral voting methods, and town expenditure requirements.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-05-07",
   "body": "Special Town Commission Meeting",
   "headline": "Town appoints new attorney and directs charter amendment legislation",
   "summary": "The Surfside Town Commission will accept the resignation of the current town attorney and appoint the law firm Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman, P.L. as the new town attorney. The commission will direct the new attorney to draft legislation for a charter amendment that would change town elections from bi‑annual to every four years with staggered terms and restore plurality voting. The acting town manager will be asked to provide a comprehensive assessment report on town operations and major projects within 30 days. The meeting will conclude with adjournment.",
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  },
  {
   "date": "2026-05-07",
   "body": "Youth Council",
   "headline": "Youth Council will discuss upcoming community activities and events",
   "summary": "The Surfside Youth Council meeting will approve the March 4, 2026 minutes, hear public comments, and discuss several upcoming initiatives. Discussion items include a box cart racing event, helmet safety design sessions, a Capoeira cultural event, a 2026‑2027 application, and summer planning. The council will also address any new business and set the next meeting for June 3, 2026.",
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  },
  {
   "date": "2026-04-30",
   "body": "Planning and Zoning Board",
   "headline": "Surfside P&Z Board to review three new single-family home applications",
   "summary": "The Surfside Planning and Zoning Board will meet to approve minutes from the March 26 meeting and consider applications for new single-family homes at 8842 Froude Avenue, 8919 Harding Avenue, and 8935 Hawthorne Avenue. The board will also discuss future agenda items, including regulations for commercial awnings and fencing and landscaping hedges.",
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  },
  {
   "date": "2026-04-14",
   "body": "Town Commission",
   "headline": "Surfside Commission to certify March 2026 election results",
   "summary": "The Town Commission will certify the results of the March 17, 2026, municipal elections for Mayor and four commissioners. The body is also considering updated design guidelines and several contracts for the Fourth of July celebrations.",
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   "minutes_url": null,
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  {
   "date": "2026-03-30",
   "body": "Special Town Commission Meeting",
   "headline": "Commission will discuss emergency injunction and reschedule April 14 meeting",
   "summary": "The Special Town Commission meeting will begin with standard opening duties. The mayor, commission and staff will receive direction on an emergency injunction and consider changing the regularly scheduled Town Commission meeting of April 14, 2026, as presented by Acting Town Manager Mario A. Diaz. The meeting will conclude with adjournment.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-03-26",
   "body": "Planning and Zoning Board",
   "headline": "Board to adopt updated Surfside Design Guidelines and new review ordinance",
   "summary": "The Planning and Zoning Board will consider several permit applications, including a commercial sign at 9531 Harding Avenue and new single‑family homes on Froude and Hawthorne Avenues. The board will also vote on an ordinance adopting the 2026 Surfside Design Guidelines. A second ordinance will create Town Code Section 90‑18(a)(2)(d) requiring board review of municipal projects with significant design components.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-03-18",
   "body": "Parks and Recreation Committee",
   "headline": "Surfside Parks and Recreation Committee to discuss July 4th catering and senior events",
   "summary": "The Parks and Recreation Committee will meet to discuss several operational items and community events. The agenda includes reviews of senior programming, youth activities, and event catering.",
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  },
  {
   "date": "2026-03-13",
   "body": "Special Town Commission Meeting",
   "headline": "Surfside considers special election for memorial park and water main projects",
   "summary": "The Town Commission will discuss calling for a special election on August 18, 2026, to approve funding for two major projects. The body is also deciding on contract awards for dune restoration and a memorial project.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-03-10",
   "body": "Town Commission",
   "headline": "Town Commission awards Dune Restoration contract to Dickerson Infrastructure",
   "summary": "The Surfside Town Commission meeting on March 10, 2026 will consider routine items on the consent agenda and a series of resolutions and ordinances. Key actions include creating a Utility Billing and Revenue Administrator position, purchasing two Code Compliance vehicles, ratifying the Fraternal Order of Police collective bargaining agreement, and awarding the Dune Restoration Project contract to Dickerson Infrastructure, Inc. Additional items address amendments to the Dune Resiliency agreement, renewal of an IT services contract with Lansight Technology, a settlement of FLSA claims with Dina Goldstein, and updates to building fee schedules and design guidelines.",
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