R-1149-08 RESOLUTION NO. 1149-08
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE COUNCIL SUPPORTING
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 8: LOCAL OPTION COMMUNITY COLLEGE
FUNDING,AN INITIATIVE CONTAINED ON THE NOVEMBER 4,2008
ELECTION BALLOT,AND URGING ALL ELECTORS TO SUPPORT
EDUCATIONAL FUNDING FOR THEIR COMMUNITY COLLEGES.
WHEREAS,Amendment#8 would strengthen educational and workforce opportunity;
and,
WHEREAS,Amendment#8 offers an option for communities to demonstrate support for
their community college; and
WHEREAS,Amendment#8 would,for the first time, grant community colleges
constitutional standing; and
WHEREAS,Amendment#8 offers only"enabling"language that would empower
counties to give local voters the choice to support their community college; and
WHEREAS,Amendment#8 will only authorize counties to place a local option sales tax
referendum on the ballot,subject to voter approval and mandated to sunset after five years.
Currently,no mechanisms exist that allow a county to place a referendum on the ballot for voter
approval of local revenues in support of its community college;
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the Miami Shores Village Council that:
Section 1. The Miami Shores Village Council supports Amendment#8,giving local
voters a chance to support their community college and strengthen the community.
Section 2. The Village Clerk is directed to forward a copy of this Resolution to a
representative of the Friends of Miami Dade College,the Chair of the Miami Dade College Board
of Trustees,the Executive Director of the Miami-Dade County League of Cities,the Miami-Dade
County Board of County Commissioners and the Miami-Dade County Mayor.
Section 3. This Resolution will become effective immediately upon its adoption by
the Village Council.
ATTEST:
A"law Herta Holly,Mayor
Barbara A.Estep,MMC
Village Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Richard Sarafan
Village Attorney