HomeMy WebLinkAbout1985-114RESOLUTION NO. 85-114
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD of COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, REQUESTING THAT
THE FLORIDA SUPREME COURT RECOMMEND TO THE FLORIDA
40 LEGISLATURE THAT INDIAN RIVER COUNTY REMAIN IN THE
NINETEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT AND FOURTH DISTRICT
COURT OF APPEALS.
WHEREAS, the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit is
currently comprised of Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin and
® Okeechobee counties; and
WHEREAS, the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit lies within
the jurisdiction of the Fourth District Court of Appeals; and
WHEREAS, the Florida Supreme Court has appointed a
Court Restructure Committee to study the redrawing of Florida's
circuit court boundaries; and
WHEREAS, a proposed redrawing of Florida's circuit
court boundaries may result in Indian River County being severed
from the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit and moved to the Eighteenth
Judicial Circuit with Brevard County; and
WHEREAS, the counties within the current Nineteenth
Judicial Circuit are similar in population and land area; and
WHEREAS, there is an historic social and economic
relationship between the counties comprising the Nineteenth
Judicial Circuit due to their proximity and similar demographics;
and
WHEREAS, various officers of the court having
jurisdiction throughout the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit reside in
Indian River County; and
WHEREAS, the population of Brevard County is
presently larger than the population of all the counties within
the existing Nineteenth Judicial Circuit; and
WHEREAS, Brevard County has sufficient population to
create a separate judicial circuit without the addition of Indian
River County; and
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WHEREAS, incorporating Indian River County into the
Eighteenth Judicial Circuit with Brevard County would also result
in Indian River County being placed within the jurisdiction of the
Fifth District Court of Appeals,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA that the Board
respectfully and strenuously requests that any reorganization of
judicial circuits proposed by the Supreme Court of Florida and the
Court's Restructure Commission to the Florida Legislature include
a recommendation that Indian River County remain within the
Nineteenth Judicial Circuit and Fourth District Court of Appeals.
The foregoing resolution was offered by Commissioner
Scurlock who moved its adoption. The motion was seconded
by Commissioner Bowman and, upon being put to a vote, the
vote was as follows:
Chairman Patrick B. Lyons Aye
Vice -Chairman Don C. Scurlock, Jr. Aye
Commissioner Richard N. Bird Aye
Commissioner Margaret C. Bowman Aye
Commissioner William C. Wodtke, Jr. Aye
The Chairman thereupon declared Resolution No.85-114du1y
passed and adopted this 18th day of September , 1985.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF I RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA
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P B. LYON ,
C irman
Attest: w
FREDA WRIGP'
Clerk �(tj e
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istant County Attorney
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