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RESOLUTION
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? ' WHEREAS, the citizens of Pinellas County recognize the need to
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overhaul the antiquated structure of the County government to make it more
responsive to the needs of citizens and to improve the efficiency of its
"i•y?`; operations; and
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WHEREAS, the' County Commission of Pinellas has chosen to select
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-i? t?"•?£?r: and appoint a "Blue Ribbon Cornmitteei that purports to represent the interests
of County residents; and
WHEREAS, the said "Blue Ribbon Committee's is badly constituted
in that residents of North Pinellas County are not adequately represented
and one of its members astoundingly resides in another County; and
WHEREAS, the County Commission is not apparently sensitive to the
requirements of the Cities that residual home rule powers should remain
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a ik unenumerated in said Cities; and
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WHEREAS, notwithstanding the serious problems attendant upon the
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} important that the government of the City of Clearwater set forth firmly its
rE ,, position regarding some of the issues at this time until the proposed Charter
is presented at public hearing;
' NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY
e• COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA,
IN SESSION DULY AND REGULARLY ASSEMBLED, AS
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1. That residual unenumerated home rule powers not granted to
the proposed County government remain fully vested in the municipalities
of Pinellas County; and
Z. That full unenumerated home rule powers be vested in the proposed
County Government in unincorporated areas of Pinellas County, except for
those unincorporated areas of the County covered by service area agreements
by and between the several municipalities; and
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3. That the proposed County Government be authorized to provide
the following services on a County-wide basis:
A. Delivery of 911 Emergency Communication;
B. Delivery of Emergency Medical Services;
C. Development and operation of Solid Waste Disposal Facilities;
D. Development and operation of regional sewage treatment facilities
except in those areas presently served by municipal sewage systems or in
those areas covered by municial service areas agreements or as provided by
law;
E. Operation of Circuit and County Court Systems;
F. Operation of Jails and other detention facilities, excluding
municipal holding facilities;
G. Acquisition and development of new County-wdie Parks and Open
Space Preserves excepting those in municipal ownership;
H. Delivery of Public Health and Welfare Services;
I. Operation and enforcement of County-wide minimum environmental
preservation programs exclusive of Municipal Water and Sewage Systems,
reserving to the Cities the right to pass and enforce higher standards;
J. Inter-City transportation service including mass transit in cooperation
with all transit oriented agencies;
K. Construction and maintenance of major drainage systems within
municipalities under the direction of, and in accordance with plans of the
several municipalities when such projects are located in corporate municipal
boundaries and the County shall be responsible for acquisition of all easements
and rights-of-way;
L. Acquisition of rights-of-way, construction and maintenance of
Major Highway Systems excluding traffic control in municipalities;
M. Implementation of Countywide Consumer Affairs Programs;
N. Implementation of County-snide Animal Control Programs;
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0. The Pinellas Planning Council shall continue in existence except
that it shall be an advisory body to the County Commission. The land use
plan previously adopted by the Pinellas Planning Council shall continue in
force and effect until it is modified or amended by the County Commission.
Provided further that amendments to the said existing land use plan shall be
made only upon the affirmative vote of 750/6 of the members of the County
Commission upon recommendation of the Pinellas Planning Council, Provided
further that major changes (affecting 10 per cent of the existing County population
or 10 per cent of the County land area) shall also require approval of the "
governing bodies of the municipalities of Pinellas County. Provided further
that changes in or adjacent to a municipality (within its service area), which
although less than 10 per cent of existing County population or land area,
may affect said municipality, shall require approval of said municipality. The
County government shall otherwise provide full comprehensive planning services
consistent with paragraphs 1 and 2 above.
(a) County-wide implementation of the Uniform Development
Code and County-wide zoning authority, provided that the municipalities may
be more restrictive than the UDC within each individual jurisdiction and,
further, that each municipality retains unto itself all zoning authority and
ability to act when in conformance with local and County-wide land use plans;
P. Development and implementation of Civil Preparedness Programs,
excluding the operations of municipal police and fire protection services;
Q. Coordination of County-wide Fire Districts through Municipal and
Volunteer Departments;
R. Operation of Motor Vehicle Inspection Facilities;
S. Production and distribution of water exclusive of production and
distvij?ution of Municipal Water Systems;
T. Operation of Voter Registration and Election Systems;
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U. Operation of County-wide Property Appraisal and Tax Collection
Systems;
V. Operation of County-wide Law Enforcement Programs in cooperation
with municipal policy departments anid systems. ,
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4. That in all cases, the actions of the County government respecting the
services that it is to provide in the foregoing sections shall in no way prohibit
the municiaplities from establishing and providing at their own options
higher standards and/or levels of services for their respective Cities.
5. That the proposed Pinellas County Charter should provide for the
transfer of additional powers bymutual agreement between the County
Commission and municipal governing bodies.
6. That special legislative acts pertaining to rights of municipal
employees must remain unaffected by actions of the County government.
7. That the integrity of municipal charters shall in no way be
affected otherwise by the proposed charter.
8. That certified copies of this Resolution be delivered forthwith'
to the Chairman of the Pinellas County Commission, to each County
Commissioner and each member of the Charter Advisory Committee.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of August, A. D. 1975.
Mayor-Commis ner
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