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IWACT FEE LEGISLATION The Board reviewed the following memo date 3/3/95: FLORI was ASSOC/AT/ ■ of w� P.O. Box 549 /Tallahassee, Florida 32302 Bp F/ COUIV TI �. ■ Phone: 904/2?4-3148 FAX: 904/??? -3839 Cpl' 0 0Ob During the past several legislative sessions, the Florida Association of Counties has had to wage a major battle against passage of legislation designed to restrict county government authority to impose impact fees. We have been successful in defeating impact fee legislation, in large part, through the active lobbying of the hometown legislative delegation by members of county commissions from all parts of the state. We are developing an action plan for defeating impact fee legislation that has recently been filed by Representative Buddy Johnson (HB 613) and Senator John Grant (no SB number yet). These bills could have a tremendous negative impact on our counties. Many of you adopted resolutions opposing impact fees in the past. FAC is once again asking County Commissions to approve a resolution opposing impact fee legislation. The FAC Board of Directors receptly approved the following position statement: The Florida Association of Counties supports preserving county home rule authority to develop and impose impact fees. You should adopt such a resolution whether or not your county presently imposes impact fees. With the revenue picture for local governments as bleak as it is, counties simply cannot afford to have state legislators in Tallahassee limit or otherwise imperil any potential county revenue source. This is one'of those issues where all county commissions must stand firm and united. RODA"L"M"G C""L"NOWDS /OHNHART afCUifVE DAtEC7OR CAROMROBERTS "NN/NC p A I.V NCE SUMPRESIDENT 2ND NCE TO: Chairmen, Boards of County Commissioners A`'cjre.y UM REACH County Lobbyists I IDEM r-iv;yC^My.'uniLMTHROUGH: POW Rod Kendig, Executive Director ti... FROM: Kari Hebrank, Governmental Liaison Olv;FJ DATE: March 3, 1995 Risk iWr,. Other RE: Impact fee legislation During the past several legislative sessions, the Florida Association of Counties has had to wage a major battle against passage of legislation designed to restrict county government authority to impose impact fees. We have been successful in defeating impact fee legislation, in large part, through the active lobbying of the hometown legislative delegation by members of county commissions from all parts of the state. We are developing an action plan for defeating impact fee legislation that has recently been filed by Representative Buddy Johnson (HB 613) and Senator John Grant (no SB number yet). These bills could have a tremendous negative impact on our counties. Many of you adopted resolutions opposing impact fees in the past. FAC is once again asking County Commissions to approve a resolution opposing impact fee legislation. The FAC Board of Directors receptly approved the following position statement: The Florida Association of Counties supports preserving county home rule authority to develop and impose impact fees. You should adopt such a resolution whether or not your county presently imposes impact fees. With the revenue picture for local governments as bleak as it is, counties simply cannot afford to have state legislators in Tallahassee limit or otherwise imperil any potential county revenue source. This is one'of those issues where all county commissions must stand firm and united. RODA"L"M"G C""L"NOWDS /OHNHART afCUifVE DAtEC7OR CAROMROBERTS "NN/NC p A I.V NCE SUMPRESIDENT 2ND NCE 3RD { ann MARLENF YOUNG QROWARD UM REACH PRESIUENf Le I IDEM POW W March 7, 1995 BOOK 94 ma �"