C7V - Urge State to Fund State Attorneys

A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR THE ASSISTANT STATE ATTORNEYS EMPLOYED AT THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY STATE ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, AND THE ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDERS EMPLOYED AT THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER’S OFFICE, INCLUDING A SALARY INCREASE, A COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT, AND A LOCALITY PAY DIFFERENTIAL IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THE HIRING AND RETENTION OF QUALIFIED AND EXPERIENCED ATTORNEYS, TO COMPENSATE FOR THE HIGH COST OF LIVING IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY RELATIVE TO THE REST OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA; AND ADDING THIS ITEM TO THE CITY’S 2025 LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES; AND FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO SEND A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE FLORIDA SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE FLORIDA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AND MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION.