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HB 1121 & S 2108 REQUESTING "NO" ON BOTH
3/18/2009 10:08:13 A.M. Eastern Standard Time
ISLAND OF KEY LARGO FEDERA nON OF HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATIONS INC.
PO BOX 702
KEY LARGO, FL 33037
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The Florida State Legislature
The Capitol
404 Monroe Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32399
March 16, 2009
Re: Vote NO on House Bill 1121 and Senate Bill 2108 Current Session: Proposed Statewide
liquidation/dismantling of County Clerk's Duties and Office. Transfer court related duties and fees, to State
operated Corporation.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
At a meeting March 11,2009 the Island of Key Largo Federation of Homeowner
Associations (IKLFHA) members voted unanimously to contact all of you to
respectfully request that you vote "No" to this proposal. The County Clerks provide the
"checks and balances" to the judiciary.
Checks and balances is one of the major political doctrines that form the very basis of
our American Democracy. The Clerk's independence is clearly in the public interest and
it is underscored in many ways throughout our system going back to the 1800' s in
American history. This change would not be a cost reduction, it would be an increase
in fees for the citizens. Both Bills state that certain funds will be deposited into the
Department of Financial Services Administrative Trust Fund in order to fund the contract
with the "Florida Clerks of Court Operations Corporation" (s 28.35). State operated
We believe that the public is best served by the oversight envisioned by our State Constitution
and provided by the County Clerks.
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PRESIDENT
Copy: Danny Kolage, Monroe Co. Clerk
Wednesday, March 18,2009 AOL: RonlmillOI
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