Resolution 432-1987
Honorable Gr-- Tytton
Mayor of MOIL~~~ County
RESOLUTION NO. 432 -1987
A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE MONROE COUNTY
COMMISSION'S SUPPORT OF THE MONROE COUNTY
SCHOOL BOARD'S PROPOSALS REGARDING THE
FLORIDA EDUCATIONAL FINANCE PROGRAM.
WHEREAS. Article IX of the Florida Constitution requires the
State to provide a uniform system of free public schools; and
WHEREAS, to guarantee the quality of education in Florida's
schools. the legislature enacted the Florida Educational Finance
Program; and
WHEREAS, recognizing the costs of providing an education for
students in individual school districts varies because of cost of
living differences and the special needs of individual students
within each district, the Florida Educational Finance Program
provides for a cost differential to equalize the funds allocated
by the State, regardless of property, wealth, variations, and
other economic factors; and
~~EREAS, the unique economic demographics of the population
of Monroe County makes the current Florida Educational Finance
Program adjustment formula inequitable; and
w~EREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County,
Florida desires to support the efforts of the Monroe County
School Board in righting the existing inequities and does express
such support in this resolution, now. therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY. FLORIDA, that:
Section 1.
Any and all efforts made by the Monroe County
School Board righting the inequities found in the present Florida
Educational Finance Program cost differential formula, are hereby
supported.
Section 2.
The support expressed by this Resolution be
spread on the record at any public hearing concerning the Florida
Educational Finance Program cost differential formula and that
copies of this Resolution be sent to Representative Ron Saunders
and Senator Larry Plummer in Tallahassee, and the Governor of the
State of Florida, Bob Martinez, and all members of the Florida
Cabinet and the Commissioner of Education.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of
Monroe County. Florida at a regular meeting of said Board held on
the 17th day of November, A.D. 1987.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
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MAY CHAIRMAN
(SEAL)
Attest :DANNY L. KOLHAGE, Clerk
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FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Jim Smith
Secretary of State
Dorothy W. Joyce
Division Director
December 8, 1987
Honorable Danny L. Kolhage
Clerk of Circuit Court
Monroe County Courthouse
500 Whitehead Street
Key West, Florida 33040
Attention: Rpsalie L. Connolly, Deputy Clerk
Dear Mr. Kolhage:
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 125.66, Florida
Statutes, this will acknowledge:
1. Receipt of letter/s of December 4, 1987
and certified copy/ies of Monroe
County Ordinance(s) #87-53
& Resolution No. 87-432
2. Receipt of Monroe County &~~~~t~~)
relative to: School Bd.- Proposals re: FL Educ. Finance Program
(a) which was received & filed on 12/8/87
which we have numbered
(b)
which we have numbered
3. We have filed this/t~ ordinances in this-office,.
on December 7, 1987. (#87-33)
4. The original/duplicate copy/ies showing the filing date
is/are being returned for your records.
S~felY,~
Liz ~, Chief
Bureau of Administrative Code
LC/ mb
DIVISION OF ELECTIONS, Room 1801, The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida 32301
(904) 488.7690