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A Resolution of the City of South Miami City Commission urging the Miami-
Dade County Board of Commissioners to restore full funding to the entire
Miami-Dade Library System.
WHEREAS, the Miami-Dade Public Library Advisory Board is assigned to serve in an
advisory capacity to the County Commission in respect to all matters pertaining to the Miami-
Dade Public Library System as well as to serve as a member of Mayor Carlos Gimenez's Blue
Ribbon Task Force to study the future of the Miami-Dade Public Library System; and
WHEREAS, as part of their responsibilities and duties, the Task Force convened and
determined that the best course of action on behalf of the Public Library System was for the
Task Forc:e and the County to formulate and adopt a short-term funding plan for Fiscal Year
2014-2015 with the goal of funding the System's operating budget to levels prior to the
downturn in the economy; and
WHEREAS, while the Board of Directors of the Miami-Dade County League of Cities, Inc.
is aware of the current funding crisis faced by the Public Library System, they are encouraged
and optimistic by an improved economy and the prospects for a return to a stabilized and
strong economy thereby allowing for the restoration of full funding for the Public Library
System; and
WHEREAS, the Miami-Dade Public Library System is comprised of forty-nine branches
which services over 2.5 million residents as well as approximately 8 million visitors throughout
Miami-Dade County; and
WHEREAS, a healthy public library system promotes literacy and cultural appreciation
and fosters a more knowledgeable and educated society; and
WHEREAS, with the reduction of funding to the Public Library System and the closures,
down-sizing or reconfigurations of the Public Library System many children, teens and adults
within all the Miami-Dade County municipalities have been turned away from a place of
learning and have thus suffered greatly; and
WHEREAS, since a recent survey by the Task Force has shown that a significant number
of Miami-Dade County residents support the library system and are willing to pay to maintain a
better level of service in the Public Library System, the City Commission of the City of South
Miami believe that a sustainable financial plan with the restoration of full funding for the Public
Library System is in the best interest of all the residents located in the thirty-four municipalities
throughout Miami-Dade County.
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Res. No. 75-14-14169
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, THAT:
Section 1. The City Commission of the City of South Miami hereby urges the Miami-Dade
County Board of Commissioners to restore full funding to the entire Miami-Dade Library
System.
Section 2. A copy of this Resolution shall be forwarded to the Mayor and Commissioners
of Miami-Dade County.
Section 3. The City Commission of the City of South Miami encourages all municipalities
to support and enact similar resolutions in each of their cities.
Section 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 5th DAY OF May 12014. ------,
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APPROVED:
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COMMISSION VOTE:
Mayor Stoddard:
Vice Mayor Harris:
Commissioner Edmond:
Commissioner Liebman:
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Yea
Yea
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Yea
Yea
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