HomeMy Public PortalAbout17-05RESOLUTION NO. 17-05
ARESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF GULF STREAM, FLORIDA,
SUPPORTING THE COUNTYWIDE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL, AND FURTHER SUPPORTING
THE FUNDING OF SAID OFFICE THROUGH COUNTY AD VALOREM TAX DOLLARS; PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, on November 2, 2010, the voters of Palm Beach County approved a referendum to amend
the Palm Beach County Charter to create a countywide Office of the Inspector General(the "IG Program"),
which would be in effect in both the unincorporated and incorporated areas of the County; and
WHEREAS, the Town Commission of the Town of Gulf Stream fully supports the creation
and continued existence of the countywide IG Program as it provides a valuable service and benefit to all County
residents;
WHEREAS, on May 17, 2011, the Board of County Commissioners for Palm Beach County (the
"BCC') adopted Ordinance No. 2011 009, which implemented the newly approved countywide IG Program,
and which required the Municipalities within Palm Beach County to budget and pay for a portion of the IG
Program's funding; and
WHEREAS, on December 21, 2016, the Fourth District Court of Appeal issued an opinion holding that
the County's efforts to force Municipalities to pay for the IG Program were barred by the doctrine of municipal
sovereign immunity; and
WHEREAS, the County recently has requested that all Munidpalities in Palm Beach
County voluntarily pay their "fair share" of the costs toward the countywide IG Program; and
WHEREAS, the budget, staffing levels, and levels of service for the countywide IG Program are
controlled by the BCC and not the Municipalities; and
WHEREAS, the services provided by the countywide IG Program are County services, not municipal
services; and
WHEREAS, residents of the Town of Gulf Stream, just like residents of all
Municipalities in Palm Beach County, are also County residents; and
WHEREAS, Gulf Stream residents, whether individuals or businesses, pay taxes to the County in the
same amount as taxpayers residing In the unincorporated areas of the County; and
WHEREAS, Gulf Stream residents, along with all other municipal residents, pay millions of
dollars to the County each year in County taxes; and
WHEREAS, Gulf Stream residents, therefore, already are paying for the countywide IG Program
though payment of their County taxes; and
WHEREAS, the BCC has the authority to continue funding the countywide IG Program through County tax
dollars at whatever level it approves.
NOW, THEREFORE. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF
GULF STREAM. FLORIDA,THAT=
Section 1: The Town Commission of the Town of Gulf Stream fully supports the continued
existence and work of the countywide IG Program as It is a valuable County service and resource available
to all County residents, and further supports the BCC's continued funding of the Program through County taxes.
Section 2- The Town Commission of the Town of Gulf Stream does not support contributing Town tax
dollars to pay for the countywide IG Program since Gulf Stream residents already pay for and support the Program
through payment of their County tares.
Section 3: This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption
Section 4= The Town Manager is hereby directed to transmit a copy of this Resolution to the BCC, the
County Administrator, the cities in Palm Beach County and the Palm Beach County League of Cities.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 11'—^ day of August 2017.
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