MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution No. 2017-418 supporting efforts for the Florida Legislature to enact legislation making texting while driving a primary offense, the title of which is as follows: (Mayor Sharief and Commissioner LaMarca)
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO ENACT LEGISLATION MAKING TEXTING WHILE DRIVING A PRIMARY OFFENSE; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
(Per the Tuesday Morning Memorandum, Commissioner Udine and Vice Mayor Furr requested being co-sponsors to this item.)
ACTION: (T-10:42 AM) Approved, as amended, supporting the doubling of fines for violations committed in school zones. (Commissioners Bogen, Geller, Holness and Rich requested to be added as co-sponsors to this item. Through Mayor Sharief, Commissioner Ryan was added as a co-sponsor to this item.) (Refer to minutes for full discussion.) (See Yellow-Sheeted Additional Material, dated Tuesday, August 22, 2017, submitted at the request of Vice Mayor Furr.)
VOTE: 9-0.
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