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LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION MEETING.- COUNTY ISSUES The Board reviewed a Memorandum of October 4, 1995: TO: Board of C(ouunty, Commissioners October 4, 1995 _ ` V FROM: Charles P. Vitunac, County Attorney RE: County Issues for Legislative Delegation Meeting At the direction of the Board all department heads were asked to suggest items which may need legislative action so that the County can present them to the local Legislative Delegation on October 18, 1995, at City Hall. The requests I have received so far are as follows: 1. A request from Commissioner Eggert and the Indian River County Law Library Committee that we take necessary action to increase the County Law Library filing fees for those cases over $2,500 from $6.00 up to $20.00. Attached is a copy of the Special Act which needs to be amended and the suggested changes. 2. A request from Commissioner Adams on behalf of Bill Thomas of 12535 Highway AlA, Vero Beach, to amend a single word in a Special Act relating to the harvesting of oysters along the shoreline of the Indian River. The word "oysters" would be changed to "shellfish." A copy of this Special Act is also attached. 3. A request from Joe Baird, OMB Director, to change the law on optional sales tax to allow counties that are not charter governments to be able to use the proceeds to pay off existing bond debt. 4. A request from Joe Baird, OMB Director, to have the state pay more of the court costs. 5. A request from Joe Baird, OMB Director, to authorize interim service fees. 6. A request from Joe Baird, OMB Director, to allow counties to collect a franchise fee from telephone companies in the same manner that cities are already authorized to do. Requested Action: Respectfully request direction from the Board concerning which items to present to the local Legislative Delegation on October 18, 1995. County Attorney Vitunac advised there are 6 issues for which direction is needed from the Board as to which to present to City Hall on the 18th of this month. The first 2 items are special acts; the first of which is recommended by the Law Library Advisory Committee. It would raise the filing fee for those county court cases between $2,500 and $15,000 from the present $6 per case to $20 per case with the funds being used to fund books in the new law library at the Courthouse. The second is a request to change the word "oysters" to "shellfish". In other words, harvesting of shellfish within 75 feet of the shoreline would be prohibited without the permission of the shoreline owner. BOOK 96 PAGE300 OCTOBER 10, 1995 25