R02-015RESOLUTION R02- g? ! .;~
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA,
SUPPORTING THE PALM BEACH COUNTY LEAGUE
OF CITIES, INC., RESOLUTION NO. 01-02,
REQUESTING THE ADOPTION OF AN
APPORTIONMENT PLAN- IN WHICH PALM BEACH
COUNTY RESIDENTS COMPRISE A MAJORITY OF
THE CONSTITUENCY IN THE SENATORIAL AND
REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS CREATED;
DIP, ECTING THIS RESOLUTION BE FORWARDED TO
THE SENATE REAPPORTIONMENT COMMITTEE
AND THE HOUSE PROCEDURAL AND
REDISTRICTING COUNCIL; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, in the second year following each decennial census, the Florida
2onstitution Art. 1II., Sec. 16, reqmres the legislature to apportion the state into specified
senatorial and representative districts in accordance with state and federal law; and
WHEREAS, since the United States Decennial Census of 1990, Palm Beach County
has evolved into an intensely populated area of unique well-defined interests; and
WHEREAS, the senatorial and representative districts established in 1992 and based
upon the United States Decennial Census of 1990, do not uniformly provide equal
representation for the citizens of Palm Beach Connty based upon current census data; and
WI-IEREAS, BASED ON THE COMMU~TY OF INTEREST ESTABLISHED IN
Palm Beach County, the need To provide County residents equal representation, and respect
5or the County's geographic boundaries, the Palm Beach County League of Cities, Inc., have
passed Resolution No. 01-02, urging the Florida Legislature to adopt an apportionment plan
that minimizes overlap of senatorial and representative districts into counties adjacent to
Palm Beach County; and
WI-IEREAS, the City of Boynton Beach City Commission does support the position
of the Florida League of Cities, Inc., as outlined in Resolution No. 02-02;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF
THE cITy OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The foregoing "WHEREAS,' clauses are tree and correct and
hereby ratified and confirmed by the City Commission
Section 2. That the municipality of Boynton Beach, by and through its City
Commisson, formally supports the Florida League of Cities, Inc., in their Resolution No. 01-
02, urging the adoption of an apportionment plan in which Palm Beach County residents
comprise a majority o£the constituency in the senatorial and representative districts created.
Section 3. The City Commission of the City of Boynton Beach hereby directs that
a certified copy of this Resolution be sent to the Senate Reapportionment Committee and the
and Redistricting Council.
Section 4. That this Resolution shall become effective immediately upon passage.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this I~' day of January, 2002.
ATTEST:
C~mmissioner
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