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CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA
RESOLUTION NO. R-89--_�2
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF TAMARAC REQUESTING THAT THE LEGISLATURE OF
THE STATE OF FLORIDA PASS LAWS PROVIDING
SOURCES OF FUNDING FOR THE RECENT AMENDMENTS
TO CHAPTER 121, FLORIDA STATUTES RELATING TO
THE FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM AND FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF CHAPTER 163, FLORIDA
STATUTES, FLORIDA-S GROWTH MANAGEMENT ACT AND
TO PURSUE 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 AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Section 11.076(1), Florida Statutes requires
that "Any general law, enacted by the Legislature after July
1, 1978, which requires a municipality or county to perform
an activity or to provide a service or facility which
activity, 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
must provide a means to finance such activity, service or
facility."
WHEREAS, the Florida Legislature has passed amendments
to Chapter 121, Florida Statutes mandating higher retirement
benefits for special risk members of the Florida Retirement
System without having complied with the requirement of
Section 11.076, Florida Statutes; and
WHEREAS, the Florida Legislature has passed the Local
Government Comprehensive Planning and Land Development
Regulation Act (Chapter 163, Florida Statutes) without having
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complied with the requirements of Section 11.076, Florida
Statutes; and
WHEREAS, the Florida Legislature has passed many other
laws in recent years mandating actions on the local govern-
ment units of Florida without having complied with the
requirements of Section 11.076, Florida Statutes;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1 That the City Council of the City of
Tamarac requests that the Florida Legislature pass a law that
provides a source of funding for the amendments to Chapter
121, Florida Statutes.
SECTION 2 : That the City Council of the City of
Tamarac requests the Florida Legislature to pass a law that
provides a source of funding for the implementation of
Chapter 163, Florida Statutes.
SECTION 3 : That the City Council of the City of
Tamarac 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 4 : That the sources of funding referred to in
Sections 1, 2 and 3 above should be without the requirement
for a referendum by the units of local government.
SECTION 5 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 Represen-
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tatives, and to each member
Legislative Delegation.
of the Broward County
SECTION 6 This Resolution shall become effective
immediately upon its passage.
PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED this�Z day of 1989.
ATTEST:
CAROL A. EVANS
CITY CLERK
I HEREBY CERTIFY that I have
approved this RESOLUTION as
to form.
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RICHARD DOODY
CITY ATTORNEY
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