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PARKING REVENUE The Miami-Dade County League of Cities opposes legislation amending Section 337.408, Florida Stat- utes, authorizing the installation of parking meters in the right of way of a state road only by FDOT permit while requiring counties and municipalities to provide ffty (50%) of the revenue generated by said meters to FDOT. LAW ENFORCEMENT The Miami-Dade County League of Cities supports legislation that expands the criteria and fexibility for the use of law enforcement trust fund dollars ton include non-recurring capital expenditures or increase law enforcement service programs and related initiatives. The Miami-Dade County League of Cities urges the Legislature and Governor to provide additional funding for school resource offcers in the public schools. The Miami-Dade County League of Cities opposes legislation that repeals the authority for municipalities to establish red light camera programs. The Miami-Dade County League of Cities supports changes to the Florida Statutes to prohibit the discharge of a frearm outdoors on any property used primarily as a dwelling. The Miami-Dade County League of Cities supports amendments to Florida Statute 316.305, providing for enhanced penalties for violating the “texting while driving” law. PUBLIC RECORDS The Miami-Dade County League of Cities supports language amending Chapter 119.12 attorney’s fees to include that a public records request or civil action is fled in bad faith, fled primarily for the purpose of harassment of the agency or any of its offcials or employees, or fled primarily for the purpose of exacting attorney’s fees or other monetary relief from the public agency, the court shall assess and award against the person fling such request or civil action any appropriate sanction, including but not limited to, the reasonable cost of complying with the request or defending the civil action including reasonable attorney’s fees and dismissal of an action. The court shall award such relief to the public agency and shall deny any monetary relief to the person fling such request or action notwithstanding a fnding that the public agency has committed a technical violation of this statute. 6