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State and Local Politics

A regular commission meeting was conducted in Broward County following the recent catastrophic events of the Hurricane Irma in the United States. In other words, the meeting was held to discuss the Hurricane Irma Broward County Press Conference items, which required a vote, and an outcome of those votes. The main issues of contention was, whether, to increase funding on mitigating future hurricanes and controls; or give start up aid and compensation in form of government  grants, to affected families and businesses . In this regard, Members voted in favor of increased financing and continued public education on cyclones.

Given the nature of the meeting and weight attached to calamities, all members shared a common view regarding the matter, thus no partisan leaning was observed. Members also discussed various community services, including setting up counseling and psychological support centers for the hurricane victims (Flack, 2014). In this case, the services required adequate financial allocation to support each activity. Moreover, the county was required to invest in setting up new infrastructure, including sewerage services and drainage (Flack, 2014).

The meeting constituted both majority and minority council members. The minority were, however, overlooked when making important decisions and policies, thus their influence on the matter in question was limited (Flack, 2014). On the other hand, the meeting was carried out as I had earlier anticipated, because most of the policies and decisions were made in favor of the hurricane victims. That is to say, given a chance I would have voted with the majority, since most of my friends and relatives had been afflicted by the hurricane and were in dire need of help.