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	Record Group Number:	001009
	Series/Collection Number:	.S 2128
	Creator:	Florida. Taxation and Budget Reform Commission (2007-2008)
	Title, Dates:	General Counsel's legal research and review files, 2005-2008.
	Amount:	1 cubic ft. 264590 kilobytes (1 compact disk containing 270,941,100 bytes/258.39 megabytes)
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	Biographical/Historical:	The Taxation and Budget Reform Commission of 2007-2008 was established under Article 11, Section 6 of the Constitution of Florida, stating that, "Beginning in 2007 and each twentieth year thereafter, there shall be established a taxation and budget reform commission [to] examine the state budgetary process, the revenue needs and expenditure processes of the state, the appropriateness of the tax structure of the state, and governmental productivity and efficiency; review policy as it relates to the ability of state and local government to tax and adequately fund governmental operations and capital facilities required to meet the state's needs during the next twenty year period; determine methods favored by the citizens of the state to fund the needs of the state, including alternative methods for raising sufficient revenues for the needs of the state; determine measures that could be instituted to effectively gather funds from existing tax sources; examine constitutional limitations on taxation and expenditures at the state and local level; and review the state's comprehensive planning, budgeting and needs assessment processes to determine whether the resulting information adequately supports a strategic decisionmaking process." The Commission consisted of 11 members selected by the governor, 7 members selected by the speaker of the house of representatives, 7 members selected by the president of the senate, and 4 non-voting ex officio members, all of whom shall be members of the legislature at the time of appointment, 2 (one a minority member) selected by the speaker of the house of representatives, and two (one a minority member) selected by the president of the senate.
	Summary:	This series documents activities of the Commission General Counsel/Senior Policy Analyst Thomas C. Cibula in providing legal advice, research assistance and policy analysis to the Commission. The series includes legislative proposals, a request for drafting proposal by commission member Sandy D'Alemberte, and public handouts. Included in the series are Cibula's electronic files in PDF and Microsoft Word format documenting the work of TBRC General Counsel Thomas Cibula, such as staff analyses, economic impact statements, and research reports regarding various TBRC proposals; professional and consulting services contracts (e.g. research assistance, economic advice, etc.); minutes and draft agendas of the Governmental Procedures and Structure Committee; presentation materials; legal memoranda regarding e-mail among Commissioners as "meetings" and gifts to Commissioners; internal operating procedures; blank bill drafting templates; records regarding litigation of the extent of the auditing authority of the Collier County Clerk; and other related records.
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	Subject Access Fields:	D'Alemberte, Talbot. Taxation Florida Budget Florida Legislative acts. aat
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