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In eooordonoe with Home Comment Resolution 13 signed by the
Govern on by 28, 1951, the Spoke:- of the Home of Rep-mantis
uni the President of the Seats appointed o Joint oo-Iittee "to investi
gets the duties, fees, on! question of county officers and to report
its findings end to unite reconstitution until; thereto.
This resolution lamented on the look of uniformity in the present
system of oaspensetion one to the motmt of spoil]. luvs, on! said
thst it sppeors thst o In or love booing e couplets, onifon, so.-
prehensive end whole plan or echoes for ooonty government on! for the
coupon-stint: of county officers on! for the efficient functioning of
county govern-sat is desirnhle end eeoeeeu'y.'
The resolution slso directed the oomittes 'to solicit the cooper-
etiom of the sever-1 etete eseoointions of county officers end to con-
snlt with the representatives of the stete usosistions in linking the
investigation end Ith its recanndetiom
In mom-duos with this resolution, the Spoke:- of the noose end
the President of the Solute sppointed the following members to the Joint
iagielntive 0mm on Fess, emotion, end Duties of County cram-u
Inns Cray, Santa, 'Nelith District, ammo:
Lloyd r. Boyle, Santos, Thirty-seventh District
may Collins, Sen-tor, Eighth District
Kenneth Salinger, Representative, Leon County
J. i. Boyd, Repeeentstive, Loke County
Thoma I. Devid, Representative, Bron-rd County
J. Ben anne, Rep-esentetivs, knot County
John H. Hethmy, Representetive, Charlotte County
The Couittoe begsn its work by staining the structure end open.-
tions of county gavel-meat. be e port of this enninstion, the Couittee
held an open eeeting in Jackson ville in June, 1952. his acting we
attended by representativoe of the state associations of sheriffs, clerks
or the circuit court, county Judges, tax collectors, ta: aeaeeaors, super-
vieora of registration, county conieoioncre, and county attorneys as well
as several individual county officers. Representatives of the State Oomp-
troller, tho State Auditor, the Attorney General, the School of Public
Administration of Florida State University, and the Public Administration
Clearing Service of the University of Florida and a representative of the
Florida Citizen's Safety cmanoil also attended. Every one present as
given an opportunity to be heard, an! the discussion indicated that there
nae general agreement that ease faults existed in the fee system. How.
ever, there nae no certainty as to the extent or the complete nature of
the malts, and so suggestions were node for a detailed analysis of the
problem.
The Joint Iogielotive 0mm. Chairman, Senator m Orary, then
appointed a steering ccuittee an an aid to the legislative Outttee in
developing the necessary analysis and to receive recomndatime and to
report the findings at the next matings. The following persons were
appointed to this steering ccenaittco:
Uilnon K. Doyle, Dean of the School of Public Administration,
Florida State Unimoity
Charles Ton Henderson, Asoistant Attorney General and Director,
Stahatorry Revieictn Dopartmnt, the Attorney
Oomal'c Office
Bryan "1111-, State Auditor
J. Lewis Hall, County Attorney or loan County
Hillian F. uraen, Director, Public Addnietration clearing service,
University or I"lcxridn
nu. Staring Goa-am. mum o pulmnary report to tho Joint
Logiohtivo Conittoo ot tho logiolotin coucuo acting in hm in sop-
tcnbcr, 1952. it that timo tho Joint Logislotivo col-littoo dirootod tho
atoning Conittco to undortoko
1. to Win of tho constitutional and statutory duties of ouch
county ottico, on! o field study or thou omou vith portio-
ulor ottontion to tho autumn}: botuoon dutioo on! focal
2. To drnrt o tontotivo popoood ccutituticnnl mndnont routing
to county am;
3. To hogin o long Bongo otudy of cmty gonna-out in occmdonco
viththoplonccuinodintho rintroportcfthosucringCoo-
littoo.
n. Steering 0mmo, outing on a m1- at this dirootivo, cont
rooocrohoro into thrco ocunticc to dotornino, no for cc poooiblc, tho
particula- probin- ctrocting the county officoo. Jotforoon County no
1ch to inn-tron tho pueblo- cr o Inn county; mom, tho prob-
lm of o udinl-oiood county; Ind Hillsborough County, tho problem of o
largo county. In conjunction with thio Hold study, on W18 of tho
constitution]. and ctotutory dutioa of ouch county no ado.
Lt tn. om tin this #1390 at tho war): no hoing studied, tho
Steering Ca-ittoo hold omrol honing: in Tollohooooo oo tint tho
county cfticora could proccnt thoir vim and renunciation. Ropro
unuuu of tho Ylorido Mvioory men, we chcri m, tho elm-kc at
tho circuit court, tho county Judgoo, tho to: uoooooro, tho to: colloc
tdro, tho count: oomiooionoro, and tho supervisors of rogiotrotion
ottondod tho hooringo and mica plono and propooalo were diaauaud.
do n rooult of thooo hooringo, tho Staring unwritten drew up tonton
tivo legislative propooclo to eliminate m foo oyoton as o booio fa-
tho oompomotion of the law ontorv om. Thou proposals, olong
with o tontotivo oonoitutionnl mndmnt misting to tho pours of county
sworn-ant, voro prountod in a Nport toeothocr with tho W1! of tho
omtitutioml and statutory dutioo of county officorl on! tho romlto of
tho field study in tho throo oonntloa. _
Thin roport m woooatod to tho Joint haunt!" oodttao noting
1n Jnoknommo 1n Juana-y, 1953. Tho Joint 1.3181:th colittoo d13-
mood tho "port um: tho Stan-112g cu:qu and mud to study 11-.
Mthor. Snot-oil. ropooontotivoo of tho short! and tho county suds"
oloo oppoorod boron-o tho Joint Guittoo ot this looting and mo 311021
on opportunity onco nor! to owe thou- 71M.
Tho Joint Monti" count thou dootdod to loot min in Jack-
oonvulo, during tho town-x7 convention- of tho Annotation: of county
Judgoo on! tho olorko of tho circuit com-t. At this town looting
the Joint ammo. hoard om:- oaum mu individual county ofom
inolung tho olorko of tho circuit court, tho shorufs, to: oolloota-I,
nod to: usoum. 1 "solution rood by tho chum of tho m1"
conittoo of tho shorilto' Asooohtion alluring tho propoud losinhtim
no doc hoord.
tho county Judgoo ond tho circuit court clerks, during their omn-
tioo poooodingn, mo voted to accept tho Mttooo proposed plan in
principlo. A tov days htor at their annual mating, tho To: Colloctoro
tho oodorood tho plot: in principlo.
with this rsvorohlo ootion by tho om: ofcer: a o Ind-to,
mother mung botvoon the Joint 1.31.1.th Committee on! tho sumac
Col-t us hold in hem-mm. 1:! Bird: At ush t1. tho Joint 1031:-
lotivo Conlttoo undo tho doouiono on tho hill to ho prooootod to tho
Iagiohtmo, and tho Staring Connittoo oooood to oxiot.
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IE RCoCTr]Snee with Noise Concir're-it. Mc.lUtto:1 13 5 ign? by the Governor on My 2E, 1951, the Swaker of the Tici:se of Represenfatives aM the Freeident of the Senate appointed a joint earmittes "to breestigate the 321-16 fees, and compomation of county of''Seers ur.d to repe.rt t:s flailni;p and to rske reen."Evrdators rehting theretc." Tilis resolution wiimented on the lack of -mi forrd by a '.he prere:it. sya-mm of coatpenseition do to the enactent of siterhi laws sad erl tbLt ".'.t a ppmer. that a law or lave a-ibracks a complete, -.mi fo-N 00111reheave and workable plan or scheme for rieurty genreront af for the ee.mpansa.ior. of county ot'ficers and for theffie!.ont "i:.rr.tiordng of est.ty exara.r.t Is desirable and necessary? The asolutter also r]irected the carmdttee sto iroliait no wyr,ttle:-. of the senreral stel.e associatir>i'-3 of coardy of"icers an.1 to colisuh with the repserhttves of the 3-.abe associatiot's in makilig to hirms uge.Llon ard form. C.an imig its wecommendaticris ? Ir a-r-prdares with this romalt:tlog the Speakw of the More and the h'agi-lart of the Senate -ippointed the following; re''ibare to the .Jtdat legislate ComM me or "eeg ''ompe:stioN and DuLim er ''octy Ofr'icore -svans Crary, Senator, Nelfth Duti-t, Camar Lloyd F. Royle, Ser:stor, Thirty..seventh District Ta?.oy Colling Serr<:r, Eighth Dhrt ofet Km eth Ballinger, Mcmr.taths Ianr Courty J. L 'leyd, Eeyrocer.tative, Iake Cort-ty Tha-ilus S. David, %presentative, Broutrry Cour.t.y ". T'on 'ugue Reprr.'sentati\i:, 'etistr-e Coir-ty Jahr F. Athai..liy, ke;resentative, Qin-elotte Comt*be C omMt-u "m-an U.:s -.rork 17 cyaminf -:e' the strroture and ogntios e coray rrovrnments As a part of tal". oramletior., t.hn Comr'ities
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held an open mootir:c I.n lauscri vilM in Ji:rre 195L This meetir:g wis attat&d by reprmritatives 0" thr. eta-.e asm:--iations of Sher37% elerks of the airoit oo'.irt, county fin]ga, tax collectore, tax assessors surar.. visor:of rogtrtre.tier., counk 00FmissiotWS, 3rd GDR3ty attleefs aS W&il as several raiv ".:Nel courity c "''icers .Represer.'.sthes or tu State Co''iptroller, the StaLe Editor, the "itorney Geral, 29 School of Public Adminimatio:1 of Flor% State "lniversity, :M te ~16110 AM-inistratfori Amaring Servio of the Triveretty o' Plorida ar/ a representative of the Flori:ia Citize 4 Safety Coudl alrio atten:Mrl, Every one pre:ant was giver. an orterturdty to N herd, enr: tu rusetem: tr:Heata U-.si. there 1'he Joint Tagula tire 'em-E tne Chai.rr ointed a steerbic no.ttae as un uld tr slopiril: tho necessary analysis ar.rl to re ort the fir:lings at the ne:rt r:meting aired to 21:1 steering cor11dttaes -,'ily:rc .Nyla Maa of tha 30]:001 ej Flor3:la Sta' -U-Nam Charlos "'oe. 4::Broom habunt AMol Stri.tulary Fevisicri ''s renere.l t -"'f'i ne Bryn 'at:116 State :hditor L Taxis Ell, ''ornty A".torr.ny of Tao: li l~'.l am F. Tarse% Direcr %hl ie l' Uemity of Florid-
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