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RESOLUTION NO. 82-37
® A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY IN OPPOSITION TO THE PASSAGE
OF HOUSE BILL 680, SENATE BILL 579 AND HOUSE
BILL 645.
® WHEREAS, it is the responsibility of the various counties
to plan for and provide necessary urban services to the unincor-
porated portions of counties within the State of Florida, and
WHEREAS, the planning necessary to accomplish this goal
• 0 must be done many years in advance to accommodate the growth
pattern now prevalent in southeast Florida, and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 579 House Bill 680 if adopted will
frustrate attempts by counties to plan for future orderly growth,
and
WHEREAS, under current law areas sought to be voluntarily
annexed must be contiguous to the municipal limits thereby assuring
that annexations will occur in an orderly sequential pattern, and
WHEREAS, the proposed bills delete the requirement that
the property be contiguous as long as the area is within an annexa-
tion reserve area that may be established and defined by municipal
ordinance or other legally binding agreement, and
WHEREAS, the proposal does not define or limit munici-
pality's power to designate any property whatsoever as being within
the city's reserve area, and
IF these proposals become law, it will allow municipali-
ties to annex areas that are not coterminous with the city limits,
creating county pockets, enclaves and defeating the current purpose
of fostering orderly annexations of unincorporated areas, and
WHEREAS, these amendments will impede the County's
ability to plan for future development under the local government
Comprehensive Planning Act of 1975, and
WHEREAS, House Bill 645 is an attempt to weaken the
notice required to be published by a municipality to inform inter-
ested residents of the city's annexation activities.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
����\ COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY that;
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1. Indian River County opposes the passage of House Bill
680, Senate Bill 579 and House Bill 645.
2. The legislators of the State of Florida are urged to
defeat the passage of these three bills.
3. The Boards of County Commissioners of the other
counties in the State of Florida are requested to make their
opinion known regarding House Bill 645, House Bill 680 and Senate
Bill 579.
4. That a copy of this resolution be presented to each
member of the Indian River County legislative delegation and
forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners of each county in
the State of Florida.
The foregoing resolution was offered by Commissioner
Fletcher who moved its adoption. The motion was seconded
by Commissioner Lyons and, upon being put to a vote, the
vote was as follows:
Chairman Don C. Scurlock, Jr. Aye
Vice -Chairman A. Grover Fletcher Aye
Commissioner Patrick B. Lyons Aye
Commissioner William C. Wodtke, Jr. Aye
Commissioner Dick Bird Aye
The Chairman thereupon declared the resolution duly
passed and adopted this 17th day of February , 1982.
Attest:-l�� L�vl
reds Wright
Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM
AND LEGA SUFF!�IEN
ByIG
M BRANDENBUR
t Attorne
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF IN IP.N RIVER COUNTY, PLO IDA
By .
DON C. SCURLOCK,.JR. v
Chairman
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