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r.: - p��0 <br />ON MOTION by Commissioner Tippin, SECONDED by <br />Commissioner Grin, the Board, by a 4-0 vote (Commissioner <br />Macht absent) unanimously adopted Resolution 97-118 to the <br />Constitutional Revision Commission of the State of Florida in <br />support of clarifying the obligation of the state to provide Article <br />V Funding for the Criminal Court System. <br />RESOLUTION NO. 97-11 S <br />A RESOLUTION OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, <br />FLORIDA, TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL REVISION <br />COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA IN <br />SUPPORT OF CLARIFYING THE OBLIGATION OF <br />THE STATE TO PROVIDE ARTICLE V FUNDING <br />FOR THE CRIMINAL COURT SYSTEM. <br />WHEREAS, the Constitutional Revision Commission has invited comments from <br />local governments and the public about ways to improve the Florida Constitution; and <br />WHEREAS, Indian River County feels it would be fairer to all its taxpayers to <br />have the language of the constitution amended to clarify that the obligation of funding <br />the criminal justice system should be by the state and not by the counties; and <br />WHEREAS, Indian River County feels that it should be constitutionally required <br />that the state fund the criminal court system sufficiently; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY <br />COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that the Board urges the <br />Constitutional Revision Commission to recommend that the state constitution be <br />amended to change the wording of Article V to require that the state be required to fund <br />the criminal justice system. <br />The resolution was moved for adoption by Commissioner Tippin, and the motion <br />was seconded by Commissioner Ginn, and, upon being put to a vote, the vote was as <br />follows: <br />Chairman Carolyn K. Eggert <br />Aye <br />Vice Chairman John W. Tippin <br />Aye <br />Commissioner Kenneth R. Macht <br />Absent <br />Commissioner Caroline D. Ginn <br />Aye <br />Commissioner Fran B. Adams <br />Aye <br />The Chairman thereupon declared the resolution duly passed and adopted this <br />7th day of October, 1997. <br />Attest: <br />�Je K ' Barton, Cl <br />OCTOBER 7, 1997 <br />BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />By <br />rolyn K. E <br />Chairm <br />