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Dear
On behalf of the residents of the City of Okeechobee, I'm writing to request your support for emergency
direct federal funding for municipal governments to help mitigate expenditures and current and future
losses experienced by our community from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Florida's cities, towns and villages are facing serious and unexpected financial shortfalls. Communities
like mine are taking extraordinary measures to both limit the spread of COVID-19 and support our local
businesses, all while keeping the health and safety of our residents at the forefront of everything we do.
I'm asking you to help provide emergency dedicated and flexible funding to local governments as soon
as possible. This funding should go directly to municipalities with populations under 500,000, which
have experienced significant and unexpected costs. Cities of this population size weren't direct
beneficiaries of the CARES Act, and most of Florida's cities, towns and villages never received any federal
funding.
Our first responders, utility workers and solid waste employees provide essential services every day —
direct emergency funding will ensure we're able to maintain these important services. Also, our first
responders need additional Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to safely respond to calls — federal
financial support will help municipalities ensure they are protected. This emergency funding to
municipalities will support local jobs and small businesses and help to maintain essential services and
keep neighborhoods safe during this crisis.
This is not a request for a handout, nor a call for a federal bailout. But rather, cities simply seek help to
rebuild and restore the economic health of our nation by restoring the health of our cities.
I ask that you help support the City of Okeechobee by providing direct federal funding to municipalities
under 500,000 in population. This would greatly assist Florida's municipal governments in stabilizing and
mitigating the unanticipated financial situation cities like mine face. And it would ensure my residents
and businesses can continue to rely upon the essential services they desperately need to succeed and
survive.
Sincerely,
Name
Title
City, Town or Village
Robin Brock
From: John Fumero <JFumero@nasonyeager.com>
Sent: Monday, August 3, 2020 5:32 PM
To: Marcos Montes De Oca; Dowling Watford
Cc: Robin Brock; Carlyn H. Kowalsky
Subject: Emergency dedicated and flexible funding to local governments
Attachments: Letter to Governor - Request for Virtual Meeting Extension Template.docx; FLC Flexible
Funding Template Letter.docx
Dear Mayor and N/Iarcos-
The attached correspondence was circulated today at a Palm Beach County League of Cities
meeting.
Thefirst letter to 'Gov. DeSantis is Eyeing s,_iggested by the Florida LeggLle of Cities to formally
regUest that he extend the option for local governrnents tri hold virtual meetings as provided within
your ExecutiVE-l' Order Number 20-69 and its extension by Executive Order 20-150 ('to August 1,
2020).
The second attached letter is directed to the SBA and federal government regarding emergen-cy
direct federal funding for municipal governments to help mitigate expenditures and current and future
losses experienced by Our COVOITiunity from the CI VID-19 pandemic. It rer_luests dire-ct federal
fending to municipalities tinder 500,000 iri population.
Either or both of these. correspondence may be something +eve WOUld W --ani: City Council to authOrlZe
the Mayor to sign and send to the appropriate authorities on behalf of the City. Please let me know
if you have any gILrestions or comments.
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Government & Administrative Practice Lawyer
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