HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-2002-009 Supporting Municipal Home Rule Powers and Authority for Municipalities to provide fire and emergency medical services they deem to be in the best health, safety and welfare of their citizens RESOLUTION NO. 2002-009
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING MUNICIPAL HOME RULE
POWERS AND AUTHORITY FOR MUNICIPALITIES TO PROVIDE
FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES THEY DEEM TO BE
IN THE BEST HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THEIR
CITIZENS; OPPOSING CONSOLIDATION AND MERGER OF FIRE
PROTECTION AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WITHOUT
FULL CONSULTATION WITH AND APPROVAL OF MUNICIPAL
PROVIDERS IN BROWARD COUNTY; SUPPORTING AND
ENCOURAGING ON-GOING MUNICIPAL COOPERATION IN THE
DELIVERY OF FIRE PROTECTION AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL
SERVICES; PROVIDING THAT COPIES OF THIS RESOLUTION BE
FORWARDED TO THE BROWARD COUNTY COMMISSION AND
ALL MEMBERS OF THE BROWARD COUNTY STATE LEGISLATIVE
DELEGATION; ENCOURAGING OTHER CITIES IN BROWARD
COUNTY TO ADOPT SIMILAR RESOLUTIONS; PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Dania Beach supports municipal home rule powers and authority for
it and other municipalities to provide fire protection and emergency medical services within their
municipalities; and
WHEREAS, Broward County has commissioned a study,for the delivery of fire protection
and emergency medical services in Broward County, which includes recommendations that directly
impact the delivery of these services by municipal providers; and
WHEREAS, the City of Dania Beach and other municipalities have been cooperating in the
delivery of fire protection and emergency medical services for years, consistent with their home
rule authority to provide such services as they deem appropriate for their residents and citizens;
and
WHEREAS, municipal cooperation in the delivery of fire protection and emergency services
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includes, but is not limited to, mutual aid agreements, the contractual provision of services by a
municipality to a neighboring municipality and dispatching issues; and
WHEREAS, no efforts should be undertaken to consolidate or merge fire protection and
emergency medical services in Broward County without full participation in the process by
municipalities and the consent and approval of municipalities in Broward County; and
WHEREAS, the City of Dania Beach desires to communicate its position on consolidation
and merger of fire protection and emergency medical services to the members of the Broward
County Commission and members of the Broward County Legislative Delegation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1. The foregoing "WHEREAS" clauses are true and correct and hereby ratified
and confirmed.
SECTION 2. The City of Dania Beach, Florida, opposes any effort to consolidate or merge
fire protection and emergency medical services without full consideration of municipal interests,
consultation with municipal providers and involvement of municipal providers in the review of
services in Broward County, and the consent and approval of such consolidation and merger of
services.
SECTION 3. The City of Dania Beach recognizes and endorses the on-going cooperation
by and among municipalities in the provision of fire protection and emergency medical services,
which has been accomplished through decisions specifically made by those municipal providers
directly involved in such efforts, without direction or requirement by third parties and encourages
further cooperation by municipal providers in the best interest of their residents and citizens.
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SECTION 4. The City Clerk is directed to forward an executed copy of this resolution to
each member of the Broward County Board of County Commissioners, the Broward County
Administrator and all members of the Broward County Delegation to the Florida Legislature.
SECTION 5. The City of Dania Beach encourages other cities in Broward County to adopt
similar resolutions and to forward such to the Broward County Commission and the Broward
County Legislative Delegation to the Florida Legislature.
SECTION 6. That all resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict with this resolution are
repealed to the extent of such conflict.
SECTION 7. That this resolution shall be in force and take effect immediately upon its
passage and adoption.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 22ND day of January, 2002.
PATRICIA FLURY
• MAYOR — COMMISSIONER
ATT ST: ROLL CALL:
COMMISSIONER BERTINO- YES
COMMISSIONER MCELYEA - YES
CHARLENE JO ON COMMISSIONER MIKES - ABSENT
CITY CLERK VICE-MAYOR CHUNN - YES
MAYOR FLURY - YES
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
BY:
T O AS� N BRO
CITY ATTORN EY
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CITY OF DANIA BEACH
FIRE-RESCUE DEPARTMENT
INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO: Ivan Pato, City Manager
FROM: Kenneth Land, Fire Chief
RE: Agenda — January 22, 2002
DATE: January 15, 2002
Attached hereto is form of resolution supporting municipal home rule powers relating to the
provision of fire-rescue services. The cities of Pompano Beach and Hallandale have passed
similar resolutions and the City of Tamarac is following suit. Other municipalities are
presently considering taking the same action. I am submitting this resolution for
• consideration and passage by the city commission.
As you are aware, the county, through charter changes and other means, continues its
attempt to usurp the authority of municipal leaders within Broward County to choose services
which they deem the most advantageous to their citizens.
Accordingly, I hereby request that this resolution be placed on the January 22, 2002 agenda..
For your further information, the fire-rescue department has prepared commendations
relating to the small airplane crash on January 1s` and I hereby also request that the
presentation of those commendations be placed on the same agenda.
If anything further is needed, please let me know.
KL:clb
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cc: Charlene Johnson, City Clerk