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RESOLUTION NO. 91.49
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, TO THE
FLORIDA LEGISLATURE, OBJECTING TO THE 1991 AMENDMENT TO
THE LAW RELATING TO THE DISPOSITION OF CIVIL PENALTIES
RECEIVED BY COUNTY COURTS. AND URGING THE RESTORATION OF
THE DISPOSITION SCHEDULE AS IT APPLIED TO MUNICIPALITIES
BEFORE JULY 1, 1991; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the schedule for the disposition of civil penillties received by
county courts was amended as of July I, 1991, by Chapter 91~200, Laws of Florida,
which reduced the share for municipalities from 75 percent of the penalties
received to 56.4 percent, a revenue reduction of 24.8 percent; and
WHEREAS, the 1991 amendment created an unexpected revenue shortfa 11 for the
current fiscal year and substantially diminished a revenue source that was
intended to replace the fines from the former municipal courts; and
WHEREAS, the City of Clearwater will lose an estimated $312,670 during the
1991-92 fiscal year as the result of the amendment to the disposition schedule~
now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The City of Clearwater urges the Florida Legislature to amend
Section 318.21, F.S., as amended by Chapter 91-200, Laws of Florida, to restore
the municipal share of civil penalties received by the county courts to 75 per
cent, which was the share for municipalities prior to July 1, 1991.
Section 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
The City Clerk shall, upon adoption, distribute copies by mail to the Pres'ident
of the Florida Senate, the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, and
to each member of the Pinellas County legislative delegation.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this
19 th
day of December, 1991.
Attest:
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ia E. Goudeau
Clerk
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Rlta Garvey
r~ayor-Col11mi 55 ioner
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