Res No 056-17-14857RESOLUTION NO.056-17-14857
A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission for the City of South Miami
supporting Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen's oppositiontotherepeal of the
Affordable Care Act.
WHEREAS,the November 8,2016PresidentialElection produced thefollowingvoting
resultsfromthe citizens of SouthMiami:DonaldTrump1,798votes,HilaryClinton3,778votes,
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen,2,681 votes,Scott Fuhrman 2,939;and,
WHEREAS,Ileana Ros-Lehtinen received 50%morevotesfromSouthMiami citizens than
did Donald Trump;and
WHEREAS,the 27th Congressional District of Florida has 96,300 Obamacare enrollees,the
highestnumberforany congressional districtintheUnitedStates of America;and
WHEREAS,many Obamacare enrolleesresideintheCity of SouthMiami.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA:
Section 1.The Mayor andCity Commission fortheCity of SouthMiamihereby support
CongresswomanIleana Ros-Lehtinen's effortstoopposetotherepealtheAffordableCareAct.
Section 2.TheCityClerkisherebyinstructedtosendacopy of thisresolutionto
CongresswomanIleanaRos-Lehtinen,allelectedofficialsrepresentedbyMiami-DadeCounty
League of Cities,allmembersofMiami-DadeCountyBoardofCountyCommissioners,Florida's
Governor andhis cabinet members,andtoall members of the Florida congressional caucus.
Section 3.This resolution shalltake effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 21staay ofMarch21,2017
APPROVED:
READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM,
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MAYOR
COMMISSION VOTE:5-0
Mayor Stoddard:Yea
Vice Mayor Welsh:Yea
Commissioner Liebman:Yea
Commissioner Edmond:Yea
Commissioner Harris:Yea
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RESOLUTION NO.OSI-II'lHVSZ
A Resolution oftheMayorandCity Commission for theCityofSouthMiami
supporting Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen's opposition tothe repeal ofthe
Affordable Care Act.
WHEREAS,the November 8,2016 Presidential Election produced the following voting
resultsfromthecitizensofSouth Miami:DonaldTrump1,798votes,HilaryClinton3,778votes,
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen,2,681 votes,Scott Fuhrman 2,939;and,
WHEREAS,Ileana Ros-Lehtinen received 50%more votes from South Miami citizens than
did Donald Trump;and
WHEREAS,the 27th Congressional District of Florida has 96,300 Obamacare enrollees,the
highestnumberforanycongressionaldistrictintheUnitedStates of America;and
WHEREAS,manyObamacareenrolleesresideintheCity of SouthMiami.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA:
Section 1.The Mayor andCity Commission fortheCity of South Miami hereby support
Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen's effortstoopposetotherepealthe Affordable CareAct.
Section 2.TheCity Clerk ishereby instructed tosendacopy of this resolution to
Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen,allelected officials represented by Miami-Dade County
League of Cities,all members of Miami-Dade CountyBoard of County Commissioners,Florida's
Governorandhis cabinet members,andtoallmembers of theFlorida congressional caucus.
Section 3.Thisresolutionshalltakeeffectimmediatelyuponadoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this £j_day of March 21,2017
>T:APPROVED
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