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Fernandez\t<\/h1>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tComiss\u00e1rio\t<\/h2>\n\t<ul>\n\t\t<li>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<h3>E-mail:<\/h3><p><strong><a href=\"mailto:Alex@miamibeachfl.gov\">Alex@miamibeachfl.gov<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/li><li>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<h3>Telefone:<\/h3><p><a href=\"tel:3056737106\"><strong>305.673.7106<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/li>\t<\/ul>\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamibeachfl.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Commissioner-Fernandez_Legislative-Recap-2025-final.pdf\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"  itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.miamibeachfl.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025docthumb.jpg\" alt=\"legislative recap download\" height=\"258\" width=\"200\" title=\"2025doctumb\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamibeachfl.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Commissioner-Fernandez_Legislative-Recap-2025-final.pdf\" title=\"BAIXAR DOCUMENTO DE 2025\"  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\tBAIXAR DOCUMENTO DE 2025 \t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h3>\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamibeachfl.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-Legislative-Recap-Commissioner-Alex-Fernandez.pdf\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"  itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.miamibeachfl.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2024-Legislative-Recap-Commissioner-Alex-Fernandez.jpg\" alt=\"Alex Fernandez Legislative Recap Download pdf\" height=\"448\" width=\"300\" title=\"Comiss\u00e1rio de Recapitula\u00e7\u00e3o Legislativa de 2024, Alex Fernandez\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamibeachfl.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-Legislative-Recap-Commissioner-Alex-Fernandez.pdf\" title=\"BAIXAR DOCUMENTO DE 2024\"  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\tBAIXAR DOCUMENTO DE 2024 \t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h3>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tGRUPO 3\t<\/h2>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tAssessores da Comiss\u00e3o:\t<\/h3>\n\t<ul>\n\t\t<li>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<h3>Kara Petrella<\/h3><p><strong><a href=\"mailto:KaraPetrella@miamibeachfl.gov\">KaraPetrella@miamibeachfl.gov<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/li><li>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<h3>Sydney Alonso<\/h3><p><strong><a href=\"mailto:SydneyAlonso@miamibeachfl.gov\">SydneyAlonso@miamibeachfl.gov<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/li><li>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<h3>Telefone:<\/h3><p><strong><a href=\"tel:3056737000\">305.673.7000<\/a><\/strong> Ramal: 26083<\/p><\/li>\t<\/ul>\n\t<p>O Comiss\u00e1rio Alex J. Fernandez foi eleito pela primeira vez em 2021 e reeleito em 2025 com uma margem hist\u00f3rica e recorde \u2013 a maior porcentagem j\u00e1 alcan\u00e7ada por um Comiss\u00e1rio da cidade de Miami Beach. Ele preside o Comit\u00ea de Uso do Solo e Sustentabilidade da Comiss\u00e3o Municipal e atua nos conselhos da Liga das Cidades do Condado de Miami-Dade, da C\u00e2mara de Com\u00e9rcio de Miami Beach e do Comit\u00ea Consultivo de Gest\u00e3o da Bacia Hidrogr\u00e1fica da Ba\u00eda de Biscayne, bem como em comit\u00eas de pol\u00edticas da Liga das Cidades da Fl\u00f3rida.<\/p>\n<p>Orgulhoso de ser americano de primeira gera\u00e7\u00e3o, o Comiss\u00e1rio Fernandez fundamenta seu servi\u00e7o na f\u00e9 em Deus e nos valores de gratid\u00e3o, compaix\u00e3o e responsabilidade p\u00fablica que lhe foram incutidos pelos pais.<\/p>\n<p>O Comiss\u00e1rio Fernandez traz para o cargo mais de duas d\u00e9cadas de experi\u00eancia governamental e legislativa. Ele foi mentorado pela ex-Comiss\u00e1ria do Condado de Miami-Dade, Rebeca Sosa, pelo ex-Prefeito de Miami Beach, Matti Herrera Bower, e pela ex-Comiss\u00e1ria de Miami Beach, Deede Weithorn, que lhe ensinaram a import\u00e2ncia de manter a civilidade e a \u00e9tica no governo, preservar o patrim\u00f4nio Art D\u00e9co de Miami Beach e administrar os recursos dos contribuintes com transpar\u00eancia e responsabilidade.<\/p>\n<p>Como presidente do Comit\u00ea de Uso da Terra e Sustentabilidade, o Comiss\u00e1rio Fernandez patrocinou o <i>Pare a pausa<\/i>\u00a0pol\u00edtica para impulsionar projetos de infraestrutura h\u00e1 muito atrasados, lan\u00e7ada <i>Opera\u00e7\u00e3o \u00c1gua Limpa<\/i>\u00a0para restaurar a sa\u00fade dos cursos d&#039;\u00e1gua da cidade e criou o <i>Texto antes do reboque<\/i>\u00a0programa, reduzindo os reboques de residentes em mais de 90%. Ele promoveu a primeira grande atualiza\u00e7\u00e3o do c\u00f3digo de preserva\u00e7\u00e3o hist\u00f3rica em quatro d\u00e9cadas, criou um incentivo fiscal para a preserva\u00e7\u00e3o hist\u00f3rica e trabalhou em duas sess\u00f5es legislativas para proteger o distrito Art D\u00e9co de Miami Beach das preemp\u00e7\u00f5es estaduais e preservar os padr\u00f5es arquitet\u00f4nicos locais na Lei Live Local.<\/p>\n<p>O Comiss\u00e1rio Fernandez tamb\u00e9m aprovou a proibi\u00e7\u00e3o de fumar nas praias da cidade, patrocinou uma legisla\u00e7\u00e3o sobre acampamentos p\u00fablicos que reduziu significativamente o n\u00famero de pessoas em situa\u00e7\u00e3o de rua, defendeu pol\u00edticas que ajudaram a acabar com o caos do per\u00edodo de f\u00e9rias de primavera e impulsionou uma parceria p\u00fablico-privada hist\u00f3rica para revitalizar os quarteir\u00f5es 100 a 300 da Lincoln Road. Ele desempenhou um papel fundamental para sanar a lacuna de financiamento do Bayshore Park e prop\u00f4s com sucesso a redu\u00e7\u00e3o da taxa de imposto predial \u2013 a primeira redu\u00e7\u00e3o desde 2018.<\/p>\n<p>O Comiss\u00e1rio Fernandez tem defendido a prote\u00e7\u00e3o dos moradores \u2013 desde salvaguardas para inquilinos e estudos de impacto habitacional at\u00e9 reformas que visam acabar com os abusos em casas de festas e restringir a venda de \u00e1lcool em \u00e1reas residenciais. Ele lidera a iniciativa de mamografia m\u00f3vel e, como um comiss\u00e1rio assumidamente gay, promove a inclus\u00e3o LGBTQ+ e a pontua\u00e7\u00e3o perfeita de Miami Beach no \u00cdndice de Igualdade Municipal.<\/p>\n<p>Em seu segundo mandato, o Comiss\u00e1rio Fernandez pretende promover pol\u00edticas que apoiem moradias acess\u00edveis, a desregulamenta\u00e7\u00e3o de pequenas empresas, a revitaliza\u00e7\u00e3o de corredores comerciais, projetos de preven\u00e7\u00e3o de enchentes e a continuidade da restaura\u00e7\u00e3o da qualidade da \u00e1gua.<\/p>\n<p>O comiss\u00e1rio Fernandez mora em Mid-Beach com seu marido, Robert Wolfarth, e seu dachshund, Sammy.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mayor &#038; Commission Mayor &#038; Commission Home Commission Meetings Boards &#038; Committees Election Information Mayor &#038; Commission \u00d7 Mayor &#038; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":222,"featured_media":265351,"parent":261112,"menu_order":37,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_searchwp_excluded":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[987,983,960],"class_list":["post-265348","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-alex-j-fernandez-staff","tag-mayor-office-team","tag-staff"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.4 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Alex J. 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