Resolution 2008-077
RESOLUTION NO. 2008- 77
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS SUPPORTING HOUSE BILL 965
AND SENATE BILL 1660, EXEMPTION OF
CERTAIN PERSONAL INFORMATION OF
EMPLOYEES WORKING AS PARAMEDICS AND
EMTs.
WHEREAS, public safety personnel are put at risk daily with the job they do for the
public and while off duty they should not have to fear retaliation from a past 911 call; and
WHEREAS, EMTs and paramedics regularly deal with violent mental health patients,
gang members, suspected child abusers and prisoners, which are only a few of the examples for
potential retaliation and violence toward these public servants and their families; and
WHEREAS, EMTs and paramedics are called on regularly to testify for the State
Attorney's Office or for federal prosecutors and currently named defendants have access to all of
this contact information, including addresses and phone numbers. Not only does the current
Sunshine Law place public safety workers in danger, but this also places them at risk for identity
theft; and
WHEREAS, it is dangerous to have ANY public employee's personal information
available to anyone without just cause, as the law stands today; and
WHEREAS, over the last three years, legislation has been proposed to include EMT's and
paramedics in the current law enforcement and firefighters exemption for the release of personal
contact information.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that Collier County supports Senate
Bill 965 and House Bill 1660 and urges the Legislature to move this piece of legislation to the
Committee on State Affairs to the floor of the House of Representatives for passage.
This Resolution adopted this ~ day of vYl ~
motion, second and majority vote.
, 2008, after
ATTEST:
DWIGHT E. BROCK, CLERK
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