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RESOLUTION N0. 308
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT,
LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA; ENDORSING AND ENCOURAGING SUPPORT
FOR SENATE BILL 231 TO BE INTRODUCED IN THE FLORIDA
LEGISLATURE REQUIRING FOR METHODS OF FINANCING FOR STATE-
MANDATED PROGRAMS.
WHEREAS, Article VIII of the Constitution of this state grants to local
governments broad home rule powers of local self-government, and
WHEREAS, each year the legislature mandates programs that require local
governments to either participate in new governmental programs or increase their
participation in already existing programs, and
WHEREAS, state-mandated programs force local governments to incur added costs
which fiscally strain local sources of revenue which are often not flexible enough
to absorb the burden, and
WHEREAS, state-mandated programs, by substituting state priorities for local
priorities, violate the spirit and intent of the home rule philosophy embodied in
the Constitution and laws of the State of Florida.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Clermont
hereby endorses Senate Bill 231 to be introduced in the Florida Legislature and
encourages its passage.
DONE AND RESOLVED this ~ ~~ day of 1978.
CITY OF CLERMONT
BY : ~~(.
CLAUDE E. SMOAK, JR. - MAYOR
ATTEST:
DOLO S W. CARROLL - CITY CLERK