HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity of Tamarac Resolution R-2000-220Temp. Reso # 9116 -- August 14, 2000
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CITY OF TAMARAC
RESOLUTION NO. R-2000-,?AD
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, REQUESTING THE STATE OF
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE TO NOT
RESTRICT THE TYPES OF JUVENILE OFFENDERS IT WILL
ACCEPT DURING CERTAIN WEEKNIGHT AND WEEKEND
HOURS; REQUESTING THE BROWARD COUNTY
LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION WORK TOWARD ENSURING
THAT SUFFICIENT FUNDING BE APPROPRIATED DURING
THE 2001 LEGISLATIVE SESSION TO FULLY FUND
OPERATIONS AT THE JUVENILE INTERVENTION FACILITY
EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2001; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO
SEND A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE BROWARD
COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION, THE FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE AND BROWARD
COUNTY SHERIFF KEN JENNE FOR CONSIDERATION;
PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, the Department of Juvenile Justice ("Department") operates the
Juvenile Intervention Facility ("Facility") which receives youths taken into custody for alleged
delinquent offenses and conducts intake, assessment and placement decisions accordingly;
and
WHEREAS, insufficient funding has resulted in restrictions placed on the type of
juvenile offenders accepted at the Facility during certain weeknight and weekend hours; and
WHEREAS, insufficient funding may restrict timely and adequate services that were
previously available to juvenile offenders in an effort to identify problems that contribute to
their delinquent behavior; and
WHEREAS, sufficient funding for the Department and the Facility should be
appropriated during the 2001 Legislative session to ensure fully funded operations; and
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WHEREAS, the valuable time and resources of law enforcement officers may now
be spent attempting to identify and locate parents or guardians of juvenile offenders, and
transporting such offenders home, instead of addressing other law enforcement issues; and
WHEREAS, the restrictions on accepting juvenile offenders at the Facility may limit
intake, assessment and detention placement decisions to short telephone calls to the
Facility by law enforcement officers and may result in serious placement errors which could
endanger the safety and security of the public; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida deems it to be in
the best interest of the citizens and residents of the City of Tamarac to request the State of
Florida Department of Juvenile Justice to not restrict the types of juvenile offenders it will
accept during certain weeknight and weekend hours, and that the Broward County
legislative Delegation work toward ensuring that sufficient funding be appropriated during
the 2001 Legislative Session to fully fund operations at the Juvenile Intervention Facility
effective July 1, 2001.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, THAT:
Section 1: The foregoing "WHEREAS" clauses are hereby ratified and confirmed
as being true and correct and are hereby made a specific part of this Resolution.
Section 2: The State of Florida Department of Juvenile Justice not restrict the
types of juvenile offenders it will accept during certain weeknight and weekend hours.
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Section 3: The Broward County Legislative Delegation work toward ensuring that
sufficient funding be appropriated during the 2001 Legislative Session to fully fund
operations at the Juvenile Intervention Facility effective July 1, 2001.
Section 4: The City Clerk is directed to send a copy of this resolution to the
Broward County Legislative Delegation, the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice and
Broward County Sheriff Ken Jenne for consideration.
Section 5: All resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed to the extent of such conflict.
Section 6: If any clause, section, other part or application of this Resolution is
held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or invalid, in part or in
application, it shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion or applications of this
Resolution.
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Section 7: This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED this aay of 4JU, 2000.
ATTEST: „
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CITY CLERK
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