HomeMy WebLinkAboutExhibit 2The Miami City Commission also urges Governor Charlie Crtst and the members of the
Florida Legislature to support legislation during the 2(07 legislative session that:
• Restores and maintains municipal None -Rule authority for municipalities located
within charter counties.
• Supports a tax structure that is fair and equitable, and is competitively neutral
and allows municipalities the flexibility to provide adequate services in their
communities.
• Preserves the dedicated documentary starnp fees as a funding source for the
State and Local Government Housing Trust Fund (Sadowski Trust Fund),
eliminates the cap placed on fund distribution, and prohibits any of these trust
fund dollars from being diverted to the General Revenue Fund.
Provides a comprehensive and uniform workers' compensation system for all
municipal employees, regardless of employee classification, at a reasonable cost
to employers.
• Provides a dedicated and recurring source of revenue, including municipal local -
option fuel taxes, rental -car surcharges, or other taxes or fees, for municipalities
to fund transportation projects such as TRIP, urban arterial and other projects.
Furthermore, the existing distribution formula for local -option transportation taxes
imposed by a county should be revised to allow for a more equitable distribution
to municipalities and provides for indexing of local -option fuel taxes.
Requires legislative authorization prior to the Florida Department of
Transportation ("FDOT") removing or delaying any project that is contained in the
FDOT Five -Year Work Plan.
▪ Preserves municipal authority to franchise cable and video services.