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File Number: 08-01309 Final Action Date:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION URGING THE FLORIDA
LEGISLATURE TO EQUALIZE THE PROPORTIONATE AMOUNT OF FUNDING
PROVIDED TO EACH JURISDICTION FROM STATE FUNDS BASED ON
POPULATION TO EACH REGION OF FLORIDA, INCLUDING SOUTH FLORIDA;
DIRECTING THE CITY OF MIAMI'S STATE LOBBYISTS TO ADVOCATE FOR
SOUTH FLORIDA'S FAIR SHARE OF STATE SPENDING AND TO INCLUDE THIS
RESOLUTION IN THE 2009 STATE LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE; FURTHER
DIRECTING THE TRANSMITTAL OF A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
HEREIN DESIGNATED OFFICES.
WHEREAS, the Florida Legislature approved a state budget of approximately $66 Billion for Fiscal
Year 2008-2009; and
WHEREAS, a recent Miami Herald report concluded that the residents of Miami -Dade and Broward
Counties sent more than $7.15 Billion in tax revenues annually to the State of Florida, but only
received $6.69 Billion back, resulting in a difference of more than $460 Million - which equates to a
gap of $144 for every adult in these two counties; and
WHEREAS, with the inclusion of Palm Beach County, the annual difference will be more than a 1/2
Billion dollars between what the residents of the tri-county area contributed in tax revenue to the State
of Florida in comparison to what they received in state services and programs; and
WHEREAS, in these extremely difficult economic times, the residents need the benefits of more
state support in these three heavily -populated South Florida counties;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are adopted by
reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The Miami City Commission urges the Florida Legislature to equalize the proportionate
amount of funding based on population to each region of Florida, including South Florida.
Section 3. The City Commission directs its state lobbyists to advocate for South Florida's fair
share of state spending and to include this resolution in the 2009 State Legislative Package.
Section 4. The City Clerk is further directed to transmit a copy of this Resolution to the Governor,
the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House and all the members of the Florida Legislature,
the Mayor and Members of the Broward County Board of Commissioners, the Chair and Members of
the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners, and the Mayors, Chairs and members of the
governing bodies of the municipalities within Miami -Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties.
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Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of
the Mayor.{1}
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS
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JULIE O. BRU
CITY ATTORNEY
Footnotes:
{1} If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten calendar days
from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become effective
immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission.
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