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The Broward Legislative Delegation was created in 1971 by the Florida Legislature as Chapter 71-559, Laws of Florida. The Legislature recognized the value of providing the citizens, governmental entities and community organizations of Broward County with an organized method for them to communicate with the local members of the Legislature regarding their legislative requests.
There are 25 members of the Delegation: eight Senate members; 17 House members. Six of the members are Republican and 19 are Democrats. The Delegation members have been called upon to work as advocates for varied constituent interests as well as concerns of their own particular districts.
The Executive Director of the Broward Legislative Delegation coordinates legislative issues with the Delegation members and their staff both in Broward County and in Tallahassee. The Executive Director is also charged with the facilitation of the local bill progress from its inception in Broward through the committee members and staff during the legislative session.
The Delegation Office's function is to assist citizens in communicating with the members, organizing public hearings, acting as a liaison between community organizations and the Delegation members. This also involves representing the Delegation members at various community meetings.
Each year, the Delegation office organizes public hearings which afford the general public, governmental entities and community groups the opportunity to request assistance with various projects or issues. The hearings may be held at various locations throughout the county or at the Governmental Center.
Representative Jack Seiler served as Chair of the Delegation and Senator Jeremy Ring served as Vice Chair. Each chair or vice chair serves a one year term and, according to Delegation Rules, the positions must alternate between House and Senate.
Eugene M. Steinfeld, Esq. serves as Delegation Counsel, a position he has held for the past 25 years. In addition, the Delegation contracts with Capitol Hill Group for services regarding appropriations coordination.
The Delegation Executive Director is Sandy Harris and the Administrative Assistant is Dee Lynch. The Delegation Office is located in Room 429 of the Broward Governmental Center. More information can be found on the website: www.broward.org/legislative or by telephone the office at 954-357-6555. |