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<br />RESOLUTION NO. 2005-~ <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE <br />CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING <br />THE MIAMI-DADE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION TO <br />PERSUADE THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO <br />UTILIZE THE 2004-2005 DISTRICT COST <br />DIFFERENTIAL (DCD) UNTIL SUCH TIME THAT A <br />NEW AND EQUITABLE CALCULATION FOR THE DCD <br />MAY BE DEVISED BY A QUALIFIED, UNBIASED <br />THIRD PARTY; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE <br />DATE. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the 2004 session of the Florida Legislature endorsed a new calculation of <br />the District Cost Differential which purportedly adjusts educational funding for school districts <br />both by cost of living and wage levels, and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the entire calculation through a statistical technique allegedly adjusts wage <br />levels for the value of amenities and trades wage levels for the imputed value of those amenities <br />for wage levels; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the validity of this economic theory has not been independently reviewed <br />by peer economists and educational finance experts as well as the appropriateness of the <br />statistical technique utilized for such an adjustment, and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Florida Legislature never explicitly changed the statutory basis for the <br />DCD calculation but merely implicitly endorsed the use of the revised calculation by the Florida <br />Department of Education, and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the use of the new amenities-adjusted DCD damages and decreases <br />educational funding for the Miami-Dade County Public Schools by over $26 million during <br />2004-2005, $58 million during 2005-2006, and $112 million when fully implemented in 2006- <br />2007; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, similar damaging effects result from the use of the revised DCD in 38 other <br />Florida school districts, including Broward, Palm Beach, V olusia, and Monroe Counties; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the cumulative effect of this new version of the DCD will seriously impair <br />the ability of affected districts to hire and retain qualified teachers and to offer a sufficient <br />variety of educational programs to meet the diverse needs of its clients; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the quality and viability of public education is a necessary component for <br />the economic well-being and development of a community and region; <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION <br />OF THE CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: <br /> <br />R2005-MD Delegation To Support Usage Of District Cost Differential.Doc <br /> <br />1 <br />