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<br /> <br />City of Sunny Isles Beach <br />18070 Collins Avenue <br />Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160 <br /> <br />(305) 947-0606 City Hall <br />(305) 949-3 II 3 Fax <br />(305) 947-2150 Building Department <br />(305) 947-5 107 Fax <br /> <br />City Commission <br />Norman S. Edrleup. Mayor <br />Lewis .1. Thall'!". I 'ice Mayor <br />Gerry Goodman. CO/ll/llisslIJner <br />Roslyn Brezin. C 'o/ll/lllssioner <br />George "Bud" Scholl. CO/ll/llisslIJner <br /> <br />A. .John Szerlag. CII)' A/wwger <br />lIans Ottirwt. Clly .'Ilfome)' <br />.Jane A. lIines. (';\1<:' ('Ill' Clerk <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />The Honorable City commiS,S:Aii <br /> <br />Mayor Norman S. Edclcup! IV! l( <br /> <br />September 18. 2008 <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />RE: <br /> <br />Approving a resolution to urge the Florida Legislature to equalize funding based on <br />population to provide each region of Florida, including South Florida, its fair share of <br />state funding <br /> <br />RECOMMENDA TION <br /> <br />It is recommended that the City Commission adopt the attached Resolution, urging the Florida <br />Legislature to equalize funding based on population to provide each region of Florida, including South <br />Florida, its fair share of state funding. <br /> <br />REASONS <br /> <br />It has long been the public perception that the residents of Miami-Dade and Broward Counties pay <br />more in taxes to the State of Florida than their residents get back in state programs and services. A <br />recent study by the Miami Herald concluded that the people of Miami-Dade and Broward Counties <br />sent over $7.15 billion in tax revenues to Tallahassee annually, but receive only $6.69 billion back. <br />resulting in a difference of $460 million, which equals $144 for every adult in these two counties. <br /> <br />This resolution acknowledges the fact that funding probably can never be an exact science, but urges <br />the state legislature to the fullest extent possible to provide each different region of the state its fair <br />share of state funding. <br /> <br />/attachment <br /> <br />HO/fa/jb <br /> <br />Agenda Item -LD-L- <br /> <br />1\2008 - hll1ding Ih;cd ( )n Population <br /> <br />Date <br /> <br />Cf-\<i?-og <br />