HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-050RESOLUTION NO. 09-050
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY CON~lISSIONERS OF
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING EFFORTS OF THE
FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES TO PROTECT COUNTIES
FROM UNFUNDED MANDATES
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County,
Florida, has made the following determinations:
1. St. Lucie County has been authorized by the electorate of the
County, by the 1885 and 1968 Constitutions of the State of Florida, and
Florida Statutes to operate, manage, and protect St. Lucie County.
2. The Florida Constitution and Florida Statutes have given St.
Lucie County and its leadership limited revenue sources to protect the
health, safety and welfare of St. Lucie County.
3. The Legislature has from time to time for its own purposes
adopted State regulations that require local governments to spend funds
or take actions requiring the expenditure of funds without providing an
associated funding source.
4. Unfunded mandates negatively affect the County and its citizens
by constraining and distorting the use of available funds which would
otherwise be properly determined by home rule.
5. The Florida Association of Counties has recognized that the
Florida Constitutional provision pertaining to unfunded mandates is not
crafted in a manner to adequately protect local governments and their
citizens from improper unfunded mandates.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners
of St. Lucie County, Florida:
1. The protection of local governments from State initiated
unfunded mandates is of critical importance to the proper management and
operation of St. Lucie County and the protection of its citizens.
2. This Board endorses and supports the efforts of the Florida
Association of Counties to protect local governments from the negative
effects of unfunded mandates.
3. This Board encourages the Florida Legislature to eliminate its
policies of adopting Legislation or practices imposing unfunded mandates
on Florida local governments.
4. The County Administrator is hereby directed to forward copies
of this resolution to Governor Charlie Crist and the County's State
Legislative Delegation.
After motion and second the vote on this resolution was as follows:
Chair Paula A. Lewis AYE
Vice-Chair Charles Grande AYE
Commissioner poug Coward AYE
Commissioner Chris Dzadovsky AYE
Commissioner Chris Craft AYE
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PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 10th day of February, 2009.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIO~~RS
ST. LUC E COUNTY, FLORID~
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