HOW THE SCORECARD WORKS
Each year, Miami Beach United provides a Scorecard which graphically presents a record of how each member of our City Commission voted on matters upon which MBU took a position in a formal resolution submitted to the Mayor and Commissioners. The Commission Scorecard overlaps years, because it is published annually before November so it can be used for reference in election years.
Here’s how the Scorecard is created: Each month excluding August, our MBU Board of Directors meets to discuss upcoming Commission agenda items that represent citywide issues chosen specifically for their relevance to residents’ rights and quality of life. As each agenda item is discussed, the Board decides whether or not to take a position and agrees on a resolution for that item. Once resolutions are written, the final draft is approved by a majority vote of the entire Board. Then the resolutions are sent by email to the Mayor and Commissioners and published in our newsletter.
For ordinances, which require two hearings, only the final vote on Second Reading is recorded and counted. In some cases, when Miami Beach United’s recommendations are only partially implemented, that is treated as a neutral action, and that vote is excluded from the total score. All items are weighted equally when calculating an overall percentage for each elected official during the measurement period.
The scorecard color code is:
Green: The elected official SUPPORTED MBU’s position
Red: The elected official OPPOSED MBU’s position
Yellow: The elected official PARTIALLY SUPPORTED MBU’s position
Grey: The elected official WAS NOT PRESENT for that vote.
