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 Volusia County Legislative
Delegation in DeLand on December 11, 2012. 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 was yesterday at the meetings of Flagler and
Volusia County. In both cases they were very accommodating and
even made "last calls!"
Here
are the scheduled meetings for the week December 17 - December 22:
Broward
County Legislative Delegation
DATE |
LOCATION |
TIME |
Tuesday
Dec 18, 2012 |
Pembroke
Pines |
4:00PM-6:30PM |
Thursday
Dec 20, 2012 |
Ft.
Lauderdale |
4:00PM-7:00PM |
Indian
River
County Legislative Delegation
DATE |
LOCATION |
TIME |
Wednesday,
Dec. 19, 2012 |
Chambers of
Vero Beach City Hall |
9:00AM-12:00PM |
Orange
County Legislative Delegation
DATE |
LOCATION |
TIME |
Monday,
Dec. 17, 2012 |
Orlando |
3:00PM-6:00PM |
Osceola County Legislative Delegation
DATE |
LOCATION
|
TIME |
Thursday
Dec.20, 2012 |
Commission
Chambers (Room 401)
1 Courthouse Square Kissimmee,
FL, 34741 |
1:00 PM |
Click
Here to read the invitation.
To
be added to the Agenda as a Speaker please contact: Cecilia
Figueroa in Senator Darren Soto's office: [email protected]
|
Palm
Beach
County Legislative Delegation
DATE |
LOCATION |
TIME |
Thursday
Dec 20, 2012 |
West
Palm Beach
|
10:00AM-12:00PM |
Seminole
County Legislative Delegation
DATE |
LOCATION
|
TIME
|
Thursday
Dec 20,
2012
|
Sanford
|
9:00AM-12:00PM
|
St.
Johns
County Legislative Delegation
DATE |
LOCATION |
TIME |
Monday
Dec 17, 2012 |
St.
Augustine |
4:00PM-
N/A |
St.
Lucie County Legislative Delegation
DATE |
LOCATION |
TIME |
Monday,
Dec 17, 2012 |
IRSC,
Ft. Pierce Campus |
9:00AM-12:00NOON |
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