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RESOLUTION NO. 94-51
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA
CALLING ATTENTION TO THE EFFECT OF UNFUNDED
MANDATES ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND URGING
CONGRESS TO REDUCE THESE BURDENS ON LOCAL
CITIZENS.
WHEREAS, unfunded mandates on state and local governments have
increased significantly in recent years; and
WHEREAS, federal mandates require cities and counties to perform
duties without consideration of local circumstances, costs, or capacity, and
subject local governments to civil or criminal penalties for noncompliance;
and
WHEREAS, federal mandates require compliance regardless of other
pressing local needs and priorities affecting the health, welfare, and safety
of our citizens; and
WHEREAS, excessive federal 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 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 Impacts of these legislative and
regulatory actions directly affect the citizens of our county; and
WHEREAS, the International City Managers Association, the
National Association of Counties, the National League of Cities, and the U.S.
Conference of Mayors, in conjunction with other state and local government
representatives have 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,
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Section 2: We shall redouble our efforts to inform and work
with members of our Congressional delegation to educate them about the
impact of federal mandates and actions necessary to reduce their burden on
our citizens;
Section 3: We shall urge our citizens to support Congressional
action that will bring about an end to federal unfunded mandates.
The foregoing resolution was offered by Commissioner Adams and
seconded by Commissioner Eggert and, being put to a vote, the vote was as
follows:
Chairman John W. Tippin
Aye
Vice Chairman Kenneth R. Macht
Aye
Commissioner Fran B. Adams
Aye
Commissioner Richard N. Bird
Aye
Commissioner Carolyn K. Eggert
Aye
The Chairman thereupon declared the resolution duly passed and
adopted this 12th day of April, 1994.
ATTEST:
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Clerk
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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA,
BY ITS BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
By
qWn W. Tippin, airman