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RESOLUTION NUMBER 2007-19
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS,
FLORIDA URGING MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA
LEGISLATURE TO SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING
ISSUES DURING THE 2007 LEGISLATIVE SESSION,
PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY, AND
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, municipal self-determination and local self-government are
constantly under attack from a variety of public and private interests; and
WHEREAS, numerous counties have recently proposed revisions to their
charters that would adversely impact the Home-Rule powers of municipalities within
those counties; and
WHEREAS, a majority of Florida's municipalities have experienced negative
impacts to infrastructure, housing stock, and employment base from a series of natural
disasters; higher than expected increases in the cost of building products; double-digit
increases in the cost of property insurance; and inequities in the existing property-tax
system; and
WHEREAS, Florida's continuing population increase has presented a challenge
to cities struggling to meet the infrastructure needs required to accommodate new growth
and development without an infrastructure revenue source dedicated to municipalities;
and
WHEREAS, various proposed revisions to the property-tax system would have
substantial adverse impacts for all municipalities in Florida should they be adopted; and
WHEREAS, Florida's municipalities are dependent on other governmental
entities for financial stability and under the current system the State, Counties, and
School Districts, control all funding sources authorized for implementing Capital
Improvements and complying with concurrency requirements; and
WHEREAS, Governor Charlie Crist and Florida's House and Senate leaders
have an opportunity to address the unique concerns of municipalities during the
upcoming 2007 Legislative Session.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City of Winter Springs urges Governor Charlie Crist and
members of the Florida Legislature to support legislation during the 2007 legislative
session that:
. Restores and maintains municipal Home-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 stamp 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 removing or delaying any project that is contained in the FDOT Five-Year
Work Plan
. Preserves municipal authority to franchise cable and video services.
SECTION 2. That a copy of this Resolution shall be provided to Governor
Charlie Crist, Senate President Ken Pruitt, House of Representatives Speaker Marco
Rubio and Members of the Florida Legislature.
ADOPTED by the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, in a
Regular Meeting assembled on the 9th day of . 2007.
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City of Winter Springs, Florida
Resolution Number 2007 -19
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