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RESOLUTION NO. 88-27
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, TO THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA REQUESTING
CERTAIN CHANGES TO §951.26, FLORIDA STATUTES,
RELATING TO COUNTY CORRECTIONAL PLANNING
COMMITTEES.
WHEREAS, Indian River County has been exercising its
Home Rule powers to plan and construct required correctional
facilities in close cooperation with the local judiciary,
State Attorney, and Public Defender; and
WHEREAS, §951.26, F.S., requires that a state -defined
committee meet not less than monthly whether there is a
demand for a monthly meeting or not; and
WHEREAS, the committee membership of local public
officials meets at great expense to the local taxpayers; and
WHEREAS, all members required to be on the committee
are allowed to have specified alternates except for the
county commission chairman, who alone has no alternate; and
WHEREAS, Indian River County is opposed in concept to
state interference in local government affairs;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that for the
foregoing reasons, Indian River County respectfully requests
that the Legislature of the State of Florida revise §951.26,
F.S., as follows:
1. Allow the board of county commissioners' chairman
to designate an alternate.
2. Allow the committee to meet at the call of the
committee chairman or a majority of the committee.
The foregoing resolution was offered by Commissioner
Eggert who moved its adoption. The motion was
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seconded by Commissioner Bowman 9 and, upon beim put
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to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Chairman Don
C. Scurlock, Jr.
Aye
Vice -Chairman Gary C.
Wheeler
Aye
Commissioner
Richard
N. Bird
Aye
Commissioner
Margaret
C. Bowman
Aye
Commissioner
Carolyn
K. Eggert
Aye
The Chairman thereupon declared the resolution duly
passed and adopted this 19tb day of April, 1088.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY' FLORIDA
By
Chairman
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The Chairman thereupon declared the resolution duly
passed and adopted this 19tb day of April, 1088.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY' FLORIDA
By
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