Florida Senate - 2021 (NP) SR 2076 By Senator Gruters 23-02049-21 20212076__ 1 Senate Resolution 2 A resolution recognizing May 14, 2021, as “Sarasota 3 County Day” in Florida in honor of the 100th 4 anniversary of the creation of Sarasota County. 5 6 WHEREAS, in 1921, during the 18th Regular Session of the 7 Legislature, a bill was introduced to create Sarasota County by 8 carving out a portion of Manatee County, and 9 WHEREAS, the bill creating Sarasota County was approved by 10 the Legislature and was signed into law by Governor Cary Hardee 11 on May 14, 1921, and 12 WHEREAS, the creation of Sarasota County made it this 13 state’s 60th county, and 14 WHEREAS, the county is named after Sarasota Bay, and the 15 City of Sarasota was named the county seat, and 16 WHEREAS, establishment of the new county was ratified by 17 voters on June 15, 1921, effective July 1, 1921, NOW, THEREFORE, 18 19 Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida: 20 21 That May 14, 2021, is recognized as “Sarasota County Day” 22 in Florida in honor of the 100th anniversary of the creation of 23 Sarasota County.