Legislative Matter

Miami-Dade Legislative Item
File Number: 093333

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File Number: 093333

File Type: Resolution

Status: Adopted

Version: 0

Reference: R-145-10

Control: Board of County Commissioners

File Name: ADMINISTRATION LOBBYING EFFORTS AT STATE LEVELS RE: TRAVEL

Introduced: 12/22/2009

Requester: NONE

Cost:

Final Action: 2/2/2010

Agenda Date: 2/2/2010

Agenda Item Number: 11A11

Notes:

Title:

RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT THE MAYOR OR DESIGNEE COORDINATE ADMINISTRATION LOBBYING EFFORTS AT THE STATE LEVEL AS WELL AS TRAVEL TO TALLAHASSEE TO ADVOCATE ON LEGISLATIVE ISSUES WITH THE OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS

Indexes:	TRAVEL EXPENSES
	TRAVEL

Sponsors:	Rebeca Sosa, Prime Sponsor
	Sally A. Heyman, Co-Sponsor

Sunset Provision: No

Effective Date:

Expiration Date:

Registered Lobbyist:

None Listed

Legislative History
Acting Body	Date	Agenda Item	Action	Sent To	Due Date	Returned	Pass/Fail

Board of County Commissioners	2/2/2010	11A11	Adopted				P

Health, Public Safety & Intergovernmental Cmte	1/14/2010	2B	Forwarded to BCC with a favorable recommendation				P
REPORT:	Chairwoman Heyman introduced the foregoing resolution. Hearing no questions or comments, the Committee proceeded to vote on this proposed resolution as presented.

County Attorney	12/22/2009		Assigned	Jess M. McCarty

County Attorney	12/22/2009		Referred	Health, Public Safety & Intergovernmental Cmte	1/14/2010

Legislative Text

TITLE
RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT THE MAYOR OR DESIGNEE COORDINATE ADMINISTRATION LOBBYING EFFORTS AT THE STATE LEVEL AS WELL AS TRAVEL TO TALLAHASSEE TO ADVOCATE ON LEGISLATIVE ISSUES WITH THE OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS

BODY
WHEREAS, it is imperative that the County present a unified and coordinated advocacy effort in Tallahassee; and
WHEREAS, it is sometimes necessary for Administration department directors and personnel to travel to Tallahassee to advocate legislators on issues important to the County; and
WHEREAS, the County can improve its efforts in Tallahassee if Administration department directors and personnel coordinate their efforts with County staff in Tallahassee; and
WHEREAS, the current budget situation also requires the County to be as efficient as possible with the use of County travel funds,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that this Board respectfully requests that the Mayor or Designee coordinate through the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs (i) Administration lobbying efforts at the state level on behalf of the County and (ii) Administration travel to Tallahassee to advocate legislative issues on behalf of the County.