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Commissioner Spehar
RESOLUTION NO. 098
-2002
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA OPPOSING THE LEGISLATURE'S ATTEMPT TO
SHIFT $48,000,000 IN MEDICAID NURSING HOME COSTS TO THE
COUNTIES
WHEREAS, Sec. 17 of HB 1975 proposes to increase the counties' per patient Medicaid
contribution for nursing home care from $55 to $140;
WHEREAS, the Florida Association of Counties estimates that such an increase in county
contributions will cost Florida's counties an estimated $48,000,000; and
WHEREAS, the Legislature should direct its efforts to managing the State budget, not
raiding the ad valorem revenue of the counties for State purposes, especially when so many
counties are financially pressed to fund existing local government services; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE
COUNTY, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners hereby declares its
opposition to any attempt by the Legislature to shift any Medicaid nursing home costs to the
counties. The Commission further requests that the Legislature fund State expenses out of State
revenue and refrain from diverting county ad valorem dollars needed for local government services
to State purposes.
Section 2. The Clerk is directed to send a certified copy of this Resolution to Monroe
County's legislative delegation.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monro~Cc{iinty~lori~,
at a regular meeting of said Board held on the 20th day of March, 2002. ~p ... ~ g;]
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