Resolution 95-793RESOLUTION NO.')5-'193
A RESOLUTION OE Tlih: CITY OF TANG\VOOD, FLORIDA,
SUPPORTING PASSAGE Of' A JOINC RESOLUTION
PROPOSING AN AMENDS\IGN"C 'CO SECTION ~ OC
ARTICLE I OF THE STATE CONSTITUTION PROVIDING
FOR AND AUTHORIZING EX PARTL COnlh1UNICATIONS
IfCllS'EEN CITIZENS ANU THEIR LOCAL GOVERN'n1EN]'
OFFICIALS.
)VHEREAS, recent Courtdecisions have resulted in the pot ial forcommunications
bet elected public officials and their c s beingechilled a impor
unity matters including ninny types of Imtdsti se decisions and similar quasi-jadicai'al
matters- and
\\'f1ERF_aS, these decisions impact written telephonic zud personal contnets bets.-een
elected public of['cia@ and then constituents. and
tl'HEREAS, Article I. Section i of the Constitution of Dte Slate of Florida provides
that "(t)he people shall have the right... to Ln_t_ their representatives, and to petition for
redress of grievnnces" (emphasis added) and the United States Constitution provides for
pirotectton of arch citizen right to speak to and pennon their gov i nmeut_ and
N'l1ERGA5, elected officials mar become umid in their respomrveness to their
s by of the pat ial leo_zl eu auglements which astir from
coon oversial c~ none communications. xnd
\t'I1ERU5, the passage o[ epproprizm legislation may serve as z meelunism to
and reopen eonununication channels bebueen elected olTeinls and theirronstituents
bysestablisbing procedur and re¢ulat is providing [or the free nd full ac of each
e hie or her loezleelected official when making land use deetsons an<I other qua i
yumdd aeeiaiena.
NOtI; TIIEREF'ORE, ISG IT RI:SOI,VEU RY THE ROARD Oh' COUNTY
COAIAlISSIONERS OF SF_\tINOLE COUNTY. FLORID:\, THAT:
1. 'Hte Seminole County Isgislative Delegation is urgeA to study the recent
decisions of Floridz s Courts such as Jcunines v. Dade Countv noel support passage of the
tachucl joint resoltnion proposine an intendment to the Swte Coisstitution which, upon
approval by the voters,.vould protect eoutmunication channels between elected official and
their constintents by insuring chat citizcna may freelyond openly instntn nod petition their
elected Iacal officials.
2. A copy of ibis Resolution shall be provided to each member of the Seminole
County Legislate e Delegzt o the Sen sole County Con n, Rnd to We FloriAa
League of Citic, and sl~ell'be oUtenvise distributee~drro the pnbi~~sio
PASS60 AND ADOPTED THIS ~u UAY OF ~~ Y9~
IA S I.. 6ENSON
MAYOR, CITY OF LONGWOOD, FLORIDA
A~1~tS1': '
F.IiALOINI? O. ~I, CITY CLERK
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