HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-56 Urging Florida St Legislature to Revise Chapter 257 to Provide that State Aid Made Available to Municipal Independent & County Libraries EquallyRESOLUTION NO. 94 - 56
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF PARKLAND, FLORIDA URGING THE FLORIDA STATE
LEGISLATURE TO REVISE CHAPTER 257, FLORIDA STATUTES,
TO PROVIDE THAT STATE AID BE MADE AVAILABLE TO
' MUNICIPAL, INDEPENDENT AND COUNTY LIBRARIES EQUITABLY
WHEREAS, city libraries were the first public libraries
in Florida and serve approximately 10% of the State's population;
and
WHEREAS, while all Florida residents pay taxes collected
and distributed through the state aid program for public libraries,
Chapter 257 of the Florida Statutes provides state aid to county
and regional libraries, but not to municipal libraries; and
WHEREAS, the City of Parkland extends free use of its
reference\information services and in -library use of its books,
periodicals, and other materials to residents and non-residents
alike, and should, along with other municipalities, be able to
participate in the state aid program; and
WHEREAS, Broward County taxpayers experience further
discrimination in that operational funding through FS 257 is based
on expenditures of qualifying libraries and under the present law,
municipal libraries do not qualify; and
WHEREAS, equity in funding will lead to greater
cooperation among public libraries and will result in enhanced
public library services for all Florida residents;
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF PARKLAND, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the City of Parkland, Florida wishes
to formally support, and urges the Florida State Legislature to
adopt, House Bill 1031 filed by Representative Lori Edwards, and
Senate Bill 1290 filed by Senator Karen Johnson, revising Chapter
257 of the Florida Statutes to provide that state aid to public
libraries be made available to municipal, independent and county
libraries equitably.
Section 2. That copies of this Resolution be
forwarded to Governor Lawton Chiles, Lt. Governor Buddy MacKay,
Senate President Ander Crenshaw, Senator Jim Scott, Speaker of the
House Solley Jo:hnson,Representative Debby Sanderson and the Florida
League of Cities.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 2 DAY OF NOVEMBER , 1994.
SUSAN ARMSTRONG, C.M.C.\CITY CLERK