R-0870-90 RESOLUTION 870-90
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE
OF MIAMI SHORES REAFFIRMING RESOLUTION
NO. 846-89 WHICH WAS ADOPTED IN MARCH, 1989 AND
WHICH REQUESTS THAT THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE
OF FLORIDA PASS LAWS PURSUING AN AMENDMENT TO
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA THAT
REQUIRES THAT ANY FUTURE LEGISLATION MANDATING
ACTION BY A UNIT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WHEN SUCH
ACTION PLACES A FINANCIAL BURDEN ON THE UNIT OF
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WILL PROVIDE A SOURCE OF FUNDING
SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE COSTS OF SUCH ACTION
WITHOUT THE REQUIREMENT FOR A REFERENDUM BY THE
UNIT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
WHEREAS, Chapter 11 (Section 11 .076 ( 1 ) , Florida
Statutes requires that "Any general law, enacted by the
Legislature after July 1 , 1978, which requires a municipal -
ity or county to perform an activity or to provide a service
or facility will require the expenditure of additional funds,
must Include an economic Impact statement , as defined In
s . 11 .075, estimating the amount sufficient to cover the
total cost to municipalities and counties to Implement such
activity, service, or facility" , and
WHEREAS, the Florida Legislature has passed many
laws in recent years mandating actions on the local govern-
mental units of Florida without having complied with the
requirements of Section 11 .076, Florida Statutes ; now
therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE :
Section 1 . That the Council of the Village of Miami
Shores requests the Florida Legislature to pursue an amend-
ment to the Constitution of the State of Florida requiring
that any future legislation mandating actions upon units of
local government , wherein such actions create a financial
burden on such units of local government , provides a source
of funding sufficient to cover the costs of such actions.
Section 2 . That the sources of funding referred to in
Section 1 above should be without the requirement for a
referendum by the units of local government .
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Section 3 . That copies of this resolution be sent to
the Governor of the State of Florida, the President of the
Florida Senate, The Speaker of the Florida House of Repre-
sentatives, and to each member of Florida 's local legislative
delegation .
PASSED and ADOPTED this 16th day of October 1990.
MIAMI SHORE PILLAGE
BY
MAYOR
ATTEST : �e/nry T. Court//y/
M I AM I S B'S GE CLERK
by
Deputy Village Clerk
Scott W. Davis
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
By �.
Vlllage Atto ney
William F. Fann