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No need for discussion: Lobbyist’s 12-year tenure as homeless chief is extended


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By Douglas Hanks of the Miami Herald

In a letter last month, Ron Book predicted he had the votes on the County Commission to extend his tenure as chairman of Miami-Dade’s homeless board. Tuesday proved him right.

Not only did no commissioner vote against the term-limit waiver, none asked that it be pulled from a list of items set for automatic approval. Book, a prominent lobbyist with Miami-Dade itself as a client, did not attend the meeting.

“There was no discussion because everybody agreed he should be reappointed,” commission chairman Jean Monestime said after the 13-member board’s regular, twice-a-month meeting.


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