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BOOK 94 n £ -i <br />Enclosed as "Document A" is a set of optional clauses you might consider in drafting a resolution. <br />Send a copy to FAC, to members of your legislative delegation, and to the local press. <br />Second, when you meet with members of your legislative delegation, impress upon them your <br />county's opposition to any impact fee legislation. "Document B" contains a set of possible talking <br />points for your use. Identify those commissioners with the best rapport with a particular legislator <br />and have them talk with that legislator. Encourage them to oppose impact fee legislation and <br />discourage them from becoming a co-sponsor on impact fee legislation. You may find your <br />legislator supports some form of impact fee legislation because of one particular problem he or <br />she has been made aware of perhaps by a local home builder or realtor. Find out what the <br />problem is and try to get it resolved. Work with your legislator in a constructive way to find a <br />local solution. <br />Third, your board should talk to the news media. Meet with your local editorial board, hold a <br />press conference with other groups that support our position (e.g., cities, environmental groups, <br />homeowners associations), and develop a story with a local reporter. Working with the press <br />really helped our lobbying effort on this issue during past legislative sessions. <br />Once you have done these things, do not consider the job done. Continue to remind legislators <br />of your county's position. Remember, there is no more effective lobbying than that done by the <br />local commissioner conferring with members of the legislative delegation back home. <br />Working together, we can again defeat impact fee legislation. Thank you in advance for doing <br />your part. <br />Commissioner Adams supported county home rule. <br />ON MOTION by Commissioner Eggert, SECONDED by <br />Commissioner Tippin, the Board unanimously adopted <br />Resolution 95-42, to the Florida Legislature in <br />support of preserving county home rule authority to <br />develop and impose impact fees. <br />RESOLUTION NO. 95-42 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, TO THE FLORIDA <br />LEGISLATURE IN SUPPORT OF PRESERVING COUNTY HOME <br />RULE AUTHORITY TO DEVELOP AND IMPOSE IMPACT FEES. <br />WHEREAS, Section (1) of Article VIII, Florida Constitution, as <br />implemented by Section 125.01, Florida Statutes, was intended to enlarge the <br />tlu <br />March 7, 1995 <br />