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tp�p C, C Ty 9i SUN �� TO: FROM: DATE: RE: City of Sunny Isles Beach 18070 Collins Avenue Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160 (305) 947-0606 City Hall (305) 949-3113 Fax MEMORANDUM Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners Fabiola Stuyvesant, Commissioner March 19, 2026 Resolution Censuring the Mayor for an Ultra Vires Act, Misappropriation of a Public Forum, and Breach of Decorum atthe Municipal Anniversary Event RECOMMENDATION: This resolution is presented for your consideration. REASONS: Adoption of this Resolution formally censures the Mayor for exceeding executive authority (ultra vires - act), misappropriating a taxpayer -funded public forum, and breaching professional intergovernmental decorum by unilaterally prohibiting historically significant former elected officials from participating in a public proclamation presentation. The City of Sunny Isles Beach recently hosted an Anniversary Beach Party, funded by approximately $300,000 in taxpayer dollars. As a publicly funded municipal event, the celebration and its corresponding stage and programming belong exclusively to the residents of the City, not to any single elected official. During the event, Miami -Dade County Commissioner Micky Steinberg attended in an official capacity to present a formal proclamation honoring the City's history. Present at this civic celebration were the City's founding father, former Mayor Norman Edelcup, and former Mayor Dana Goldman. When County Commissioner Steinberg and City Commissioner Fabiola Stuyvesant respectfully requested that these historically significant officials be invited to the stage to be recognized during the reading of the proclamation, the Mayor unilaterally and hostilely denied the request, explicitly stating that they "cannot come to the stage." This unilateral exclusion necessitates a formal censure by the City Commission for the following legal and ethical reasons: Item Number: 9.X 431