HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION 1993-80SUGGESTED BY:
MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS
City of Kenai
~EBOM~XON NO. g3-80
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA,."
SUPPORTING NATIONAL UNFUNDED NANDATES DAY, OCTOBER 27, 1993..
WHEREAS, unfunded mandates on state and local governments have
increased significantly in recent years; and,
WHEREAS, federal mandates require cities and towns to perform
duties without consideration of local circumstances, costs, or
capacity, and subject munic~pa~ities to CiVil or criminal
penalties for noncompliance; and,
WHEREAS, federal mandates require compliance regardless of
pressing local needs and pr~orities affecting the health,
welfare, and safety of municipal citizens; and,
other
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 ~mpose unrealist~c time frames and
specify procedures or facilities where less costly alternative
might be Just as effective; and,
WHEREAS, existing mandates ~mpose 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
reguldtory actions directly affect the citizens of our cities and-
towns; 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 COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
KENAI, ALASKA, that the City of Kenai endorses the efforts of the
National League of Cities and supports working with NLC to fully
inform our citizens about the impact of federal mandates on our
government and the pocketbooks of our citizens; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Kenai endorses organiz~nq
and participating in events to begin this process on October 27;
and finally, ,
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'BE."I? FURTHER. RE$OhVED'that the C!2y of,:.kenai
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c°ngre~s.~o~al 'de!eg~t'~on: 2o: educate .~hem abOu~:.'~ tBe'.'.[~Pao~. ~ 'o~-
'federal' 'mandates and .actions necessa~ 20 redUOe, the~r'.'burden on" .', ,'
our .:c~t~en~,. ~..--' . ... .- ......
P~BSED BY ~E ~CIL 'OF '~ CITY OF
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