HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993 Resolution No. 096RESOLUTION NO. 9~
SERIES 0 1'' 1993
A RESOLUTION CONCERNING UNFUNDED MANDATES ON STATE
AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS .
WHEREAS, federal mandates require cities a nd tow ns to perform
duties without consideration of local circumstances, co s ts, or ca pac,,y, and
subjec t municip aliti es to civil or criminal penalties for noncompliance; and
WHEREAS, federal mandates require com pliance regardless of other
pressing local needs and priorities affecting the health, welfare , and safety
of mt•.nicipal citizens; and
WHEREAS, excessive federal burdens on loca l governments force
so me combination of higher local taxes and fe es an d/or r educed local
services on citizens and local taxpayers : and
WHEREAS , federal ma ndates ar'e too often in fl exibl e, one-size -fi ts-all
requirements that impose unrealistic time frames and sp ecify procedures
or facili t'es where les s costly alternatives might be j ust as effective ; and
WHEREAS , e.xisting mandates impo se h arsh pressu res on local
budgets and the federal government has impos ed a fr eeze upon fundi n g to
help compensate for any new mandates ; and
WHEREAS, the cumulative impact of these legisla t iv e an d regulatory
11 .tions directly affect the citizens of our cities and town s ; and
WHEREAS, the National League of Cities, in conjunction with other
state and local go ve rnment representatives, has begun a na tional public
education campaign to help citizens understand an d then reduce the
burden and inflexibi lity of unfunded mandates, beginning with a National
Unfunded Ma ndates Day on October 27 , 1993 .
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Counci l of the City
of Englewood , Colorado , that the City of Englewood endo rses t he efforts of
the National !...eague of Cities and supports working with NL C to fully
inform our citizen;; about the impact of federal mandates on our
gov e rnment and the pocketbooks of our citiz e1,s .
BE IT F URTHER RESCLVED that the City ofEngl ewood endorses
organi zing the pa rticipating in events to begin this proces s on October 27th ;
a nd
BE IT PURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Englewood resolves to
redouble its efforts to inform and work with members of the Congressional
delegation to educate them ab t the impact of federal mandates and
actions necessary to reduce their burden on our citizens .
ADOPTED AND APPROVED this /Ar day of /L~
1993.
Q .. .p, Z GJ-' '
Cl~de E. Wiggiaayor
A'ITEST:
W✓:c>e, # C&Y+C
Patricia H . Crow , City Clerk
I, Patricia H. Crow, City Clerk for the City ofEngle"t,9od, Colorado ,
hereby certify t he above is a true copy of Resoluti on No.~, Series of 1993. v~~u .:U~
Patricia H. Crow