81-R-76RESOLUTION NO. l !rJ
A RESOLUTION URGING THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF VOLUSIA
COUNTY, FLORIDA, NOT TO CLOSE OR RESTRICT HOURS
OF OPERATION OF THE VOLUSIA COUNTY COURTHOUSE ANNEX
IN NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FLORIDA, REPEALING
SOLUTIOONS IN CONFLICTHEREWITH, ANDPROVIDINGEAN
EFFECTIVE
WHEREAS, the Volusia County Courthouse Annex in New Smyrna Beach,
Florida, conveniently serves some 35000citizens, residence and visitors
to Southeast Volusia County, and
WHEREAS, Southeast Volusia County is the fastest growing region
of our County and thus requires regional governmental offices to assist
its citizens, and
WHEREAS, the location of the Volusia County Courthouse Annex in
New Smyrna Beach, saves the City of Edgewater thousands of dollars in
taxpayers money each year for mileage, police overtime and hearing
allowances and attorney's fees because of its close proximity with
our region of the County, and
WHEREAS, it would be a tremendous burden and inconvenience on
the government of our City and the citizens and taxpayers of all South-
east Volusia County to burden all of us with a 30 mile trip to the
Volusia County Courthouse in Deland or the 20 mile trip to the Court-
house annex in Daytona for such routine .items as filing papers, ob-
taining licenses, appearing at minor Court hearings, purchasing tags
and other licenses and registering to vote.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EDGEWATER, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1. The City of Edgewater, does hereby oppose any attempt
by the Volusia County Council to close or restrict the hours of opera-
tion of the Volusia County Courthouse Annex located at New Smyrna Beach,
Florida. The Annex provides tremendous convenience to the citizens and
governments in the Southeast Volusia County region, it would be a
tremendous burden upon all of our citizens to close this facility.
SECTION 2. That all resolutions or parts of resolutions and all
ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be and the
same are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. That this Resolution shall take effect immediately
upon its adoption by the City Council and approval as provided by law.
ADOF a
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SECTION 4. That a copy of this Resolution shall be sent to the
Honorable Thomas C. Kelly, County Manager, the. Honorable Clyde Mann,
Chairman of the Volusia County Council, and all members of the Volusia
County Council, and Mayor George Musson, City of New Smyrna Beach.
The first reading of the Resolution was read in full and passed
by a vote of the City Councilof the City of Edgeater, Florida, at a
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regular meeting of said Council held on the day of September,1981,