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Commissioner Carolyn Eggert Chairman, Board of County Commissioners Indian River County 1840 25th Street Vero Beach, Florida 32960 Dear Commissioner Eggert: BOOK 88 PAGE M -1 The Legislative Committee of the Treasure Coast Council of Local Governments met recently to finalize their list of recommendations for the upcoming Legislative Session. A copy is enclosed. Since the TCCLG is in a transition period, with several members retiring and new appointees coming on, would you please see that the Commissioner -designated as your representative to the TCCLG gets this information. It will be necessary for your Commission to decide which of the legislative recommendations you wish the TCCLG to pursue or oppose in its report before the Legislative Delegation. The TCCLG has agreed that it will not support or oppose an issue if one or more of its members.are in -disagreement. Please bring these recommendations before your Commission by the end of November so the results can be tabulated at our December 2nd, meeting. It is imperative that your representative to TCCLG or a designated alternate attend the December 2nd, meeting. An Agenda is enclosed as well as minutes of our two previous meetings. Thank you for your kind assistance in this matter. Sincerely, LfJ iC5/ Caroline D. Ginn Chairman On Friday, November 6, 1992, the Legislative Committee met for the second time to review the past year's legislative priorities and establish recommendations for the coming Legislative Session. The Committee adopted the following list of issues, in approxi- mate order of priority, and recommends transmittal to and adop- tion by our member governments prior to the Treasure Coast Coun- cil of Local Governments December 2nd meeting. We will only pursue those issues upon which there is unanimous agreement by our membership, and _urge Prompt consideration thereof in order that we maximize our results in Legislative Delegation meetings scheduled for December 4th and 5th. 1. -- -- ---...�..a.�a►.�.vii vz nomesreaa Exemption - Apply to . second $25,000 of assessed value, or similar method to make this important exemption better related to service demands and responsibility of homestead statewide. - 2. Partial Year Assessment - An amendment to the Florida Constitution to permit partial -year assessment of all real Property when it is improved, or when the property is occupied or otherwise used for the purpose for which it was constructed. 56