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County Legislative Delegation Meetings
County
Legislative Delegations are nonpartisan groups of
members of the Florida Senate and House of
Representatives who represent each of Florida's 67
counties in Tallahassee.
The
delegation is responsible for holding annual meetings in
each county; developing the county's legislative program
which includes all local bills, community appropriation
requests and county and municipal legislative
priorities; and serving as a liaison between the Florida
Legislature and local governments and community
organizations.
It
is important that as many of you who support our bills, go to the
meetings of the Legislative Delegation Meetings of each county and
as your local legislators for help. No lengthy speeches need, just
ask for the help of your local legislators to pass a
consumer-friendly HOA/CONDO REFORM BILL.
Here
are some ideas that will help you saying the right things to your
local legislators.
Stick
to your emotional talking points. You must ask the legislators for
help and make them feel that they can really help. Make sure they
know you are open for suggestions. At a delegation meeting, all
you're doing is piquing their interest so you can remind them at a
later date that you had brought the issue to their attention at
the delegation meeting.
Use talking points, such as:
1. Florida's economy hinges on a healthy real estate market. Many
new retirees, snowbirds and investors are needed to create a
healthy real estate market.
2. The nightmare of living in an HOA is hurting our state's image
of retirees moving to Florida to live a hassle free life style.
3.
Reforms should create more consumer protection, making Florida
again attractive for potential buyers of homes and condos.
4. It is not fair that condo owners can call an 800 number and get
their complaint handled, while people living in an HOA must hire a
lawyer and go to court for even the simplest of complaints.
All
in all: Short and sweet is the name of the game. Most delegations
limit your speaking time anyway to either 3 or 5 minutes. Here is
my presentation that I made to the Marion County Legislative
Delegation in Ocala on January 8, 2013. It gives you some
ideas. You can add your personal issues to strengthen your points.
CLICK
HERE: PRESENTATION
Even
if you miss the deadline to be added to the agenda as speaker, you
can still go to the meeting and speak. You can sign up directly at
the meeting. I attended the meetings of the Legislative
Delegations in Flagler, Lake, Marion and
Volusia County. In all cases the legislators were very accommodating and
even made "last calls!"
Here
are the scheduled meetings for January 3 - January 11, 2013:
Broward
County Legislative Delegation
| DATE |
LOCATION |
TIME |
| Thursday,
Jan. 3,
2013 |
Governmental
Center Commission Chambers, 115 South Andrews Ave., Room
422, Ft.
Lauderdale
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5:00PM-7:00PM |
Duval
County Legislative Delegation
| DATE |
LOCATION |
TIME |
| Friday,
January 4, 2013 |
Jacksonville
Council Chambers
City
Hall - 117 W. Duval St.
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1:00PM-6:00PM |
Escambia
County Legislative Delegation
| DATE |
LOCATION |
TIME |
| Thursday,
Jan. 10, 2013 |
Jean
and Paul Amos
Performance
Studio
Pensacola
State College Campus
1000
College Blvd., Pensacola |
6:00PM-8:00PM |
| Click
Here to read the invitation with all the
details
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Lake
County Legislative Delegation
| DATE |
LOCATION |
TIME |
| Friday,
January 4, 2013 |
Lake Sumter State College
Leesburg Campus |
1:00PM-5:00PM |
Marion
County Legislative Delegation
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DATE |
LOCATION
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TIME |
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Tuesday
Jan. 8, 2013 |
CFCC Klein Conference Center
3001 SW College Rd., Ocala
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1:00PM-6:00PM |
Palm
Beach
County Legislative Delegation
| DATE |
LOCATION |
TIME |
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Friday
Jan. 4, 2013 |
Wellington
City Hall
12300
Forest Hill Boulevard |
2:00PM-5:00PM |
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