Resolution 188-1992
FILED F A~ ~ECe~D
Mayor Harvey
.92 APR 15 P 2 :49
RESOLUTION NO. 188-1992
!DA~K i~,;j ~:~i\(;~ RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMIS-
~lONRVo1! 'COdNl'~,(\l ~IONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, EXPRESSING
- . f. 'filE BOARD'S OPPOSITION TO THE COMMUNITY
CORRECTIONS PARTNERSHIP ACT.
WHEREAS, the State of Florida has a well established
historical dual allocation of responsibility for the handling of
prisoners through a local jail system and a State prison system;
and
WHEREAS, the dual allocation of prisoner responsibility has
worked very well and has clearly established lines of
responsibility between the State and the various Counties; and
WHEREAS, the State and Counties have been able to budget and
fund their respective corrections responsibilities out of
revenues respectively available to the State and the Counties;
and
WHEREAS, both the State and the Counties are currently faced
with significant budget and revenue problems; and
WHEREAS, solving the State revenue and budget problems by
reallocating traditional State corrections functions by placing
them on the Counties is grossly unfair, is burdensome on the
Counties, and is budget solving by "legislative slight-of-hand."
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, as follows:
Section 1.
Monroe County opposes any and all provisions
of the Community Corrections Partnership Act, or any other
provision of law, which would decrease the responsibility for
corrections at the State level and which would impose more
responsibility at the local County level.
Section 2. Monroe County opposes proposed legislative
changes which would reallocate corrections responsibilities so as
to increase corrections cost at the local government level.
Section 3. Monroe County opposes solving the State
revenue and budget woes by passing cost of corrections to the
local government level.
Section 4. Monroe County hereby announces its support
for the Florida Sheriff Association's position on the "Community
Corrections Partnership Act."
Section 5. Monroe County expresses its opposition to any
legislation which would seek to solve the State Prison Bed
Shortage problem by reallocating jail responsibility to the
Counties.
Section 6. Monroe County opposes any effort to shift the
cost for the punishment of State prisoners from the State to the
Counties.
Section 7. Monroe County opposes any modifications to
the State Sentencing Guidelines which have the design of shifting
the responsibility for State inmates to the Counties.
Section 8. The Monroe County Legislative Delegation is
hereby urged to support Monroe County's position on the issues of
corrections responsibility allocation.
Section 9. The Clerk of the Board is hereby requested to
forward a certified copy of this Resolution to the Monroe County
Legislative Delegation.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of
Monroe County, Florida, at a regular meeting of the Board held on
the 1st day of April, A.D. 1992.
Mayor Harvey Yes
Mayor Pro Tern London Yes
Commissioner Cheal Yes
Commissioner Jones Yes
Commissioner Stormont Yes
(SEAL)
ATTEST: DANNY L. KOLHAGE, CLERK
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
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