HomeMy WebLinkAbout18206 - RESOLUTIONS - 10/20/1993•� RESOLUTION NO. 18206
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM
SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING THE NATIONAL
LEAGUE OF CITIES' EFFORTS TO INFORM THE PUBLIC
-� OF AND TO STOP THE PROLIFERATION OF UNFUNDED
FEDERAL AND STATE MANDATES.
WHEREAS unfunded mandates on local governments have increased
significantly in recent years; and
WHEREAS federal and state mandates require cities and towns to
perform duties without consideration of local circumstances,
costs or capacity, and subject municipalities to civil or
criminal penalties for noncompliance; and
WHEREAS federal and state mandates require compliance
regardless of other pressing local needs and priorities
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affecting the health, welfare and safety of municipal
citizens; and
r WHEREAS excessive federal and state burdens on local
governments force some combination of higher local taxes and
fees and/or reduced local services on citizens and local
taxpayers; and
WHEREAS federal and state mandates are too often inflexible,
one -size -fits -all requirements that impose unrealistic time
frames and specify procedures or facilities where less costly
alternatives might be just as effective; and
WHEREAS existing mandates impose harsh pressures on local
budgets and the federal government has imposed a freeze upon
funding to help compensate for any new mandates; and
WHEREAS the cumulative impact of these legislative and
regulatory actions amounts to almost $2 million for this
fiscal year alone; and
` WHEREAS the National League of Cities, in conjunction with
other state and local government representatives, has begun a
national public education campaign to help citizens understand
and then reduce the burden and inflexibility of unfunded
mandates, beginning with a National Unfunded Mandates Day on
October 27, 1993.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City
of Palm Springs, as follows:
Section 1. That the City of Palm Springs endorses the efforts
of the National League of Cities and supports
working with NLC to fully inform our citizens
about the impact of federal and state mandates on
' our government and the pocketbooks of our
citizens.
Section 2. That the City of Palm Springs endorses organizing
and participating in events to begin this process
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Section 3. That the City of Palm Springs redouble its efforts
to inform and work with members of its
Congressional delegation to educate them about the
impact of federal mandates and actions necessary'
to reduce the burden of these and state mandates
on the citizens of the City of Palm Springs.
ADOPTED this 20th day of October , 1993.
AYES: Members Hodges, Lyons, Reller-Spurgin, Schlendorf .and Mayor Maryanov
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
REVIEWED & APPROVED
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