1990-09 Urges FL Citizens to Support Limiting Unfunded State Mandates on Cities & CountiesRESOLUTION NO. 9-90
A RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THS VILLAGE COUNCIL OF NORTH PALM
BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING FLORIDA CITIZENS TO SUPPORT THB
CONSTITUTIONAL AMBNDMSNT #3 ON THS NOVEMBER 1990 BALLOT LIMITING
UNFUNDED STATE MANDATES ON CITIES AND COUNTIES.
WHBREAS, since 1981, the Florida Legislature has placed
288 unfunded mandates upon cities and counties in Florida with over
86 percent having an undetermined fiscal impact on cities and
counties; and
WHEREAS, "unfunded mandates" are governmental actions
required of cities and counties by state law without adequate
funding resources; and
WHEREAS, cities and counties are continuously forced to
adjust local service priorities, and raise local taxes and user
fees to pay for such unfunded state mandated programs; and
WHEREAS, cities and counties are forced to pass these
increased costs for delivery of state mandated programs to the
citizens; and
' WHEREAS, the Florida Constitution preempts all taxing
sources to the state (except ad valorem property taxes) it becomes
irresponsible for state government to require and mandate programs
to other governments without sharing the fiscal responsibility and
political consequences of their actions; and
WHEREAS, there can be no certainty and predictability in
the growth planning process if the state can continue to mandate
new and expensive programs without regard to adequate funding; and
WHEREAS, the priority and programs of local citizens of
cities and counties have often been curtailed when limited local
funds have to be diverted to pay for a state mandated program; and
WHEREAS, the state constitution "preempts" all taxing
' powers to the state (other than local property taxes) and the state
has been unwilling to allow sufficient local discretionary taxing
powers directly to municipalities and has refused to adjust unfair
and antiquated formula allocations of revenue sharing programs; and
WHEREAS, unfunded mandates are not fair to the local
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property owner or the locally elected official who is trying to
address local priorities and problems with a limited amount of
financial resources; and
WHEREAS, during the 1988 Legislative Session nearly 100
members of the Legislature cosigned or supported a proposed
constitutional amendment to limit the Legislature's ability to
mandate programs and costs to city and county governments; and
WHEREAS, during the 1989 Legislative Session a proposed
amendment to the constitution was passed to give Florida cltizens
an opportunity to vote in 1990 on a proposal that would limit
unfunded state legislative mandates on cities and counties.
NOW, THBREFORB, BS IT RSSOLVSD BY THS VILLAGS COUNCIL OF
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NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA:
Section 1. That the Council calls upon all citizens
of the state to become aware of the seriousness of unfunded
mandates and to be prepared to support the amendment to the Florida
state Constitution on the matter that will appear on the ballot in
the November 1990 election.
Section 2. That a copy of this resolution be sent to
the Palm Beach County Legislative Delegation and the Palm Beach
County Municipal League.
Resolved this 12th day of April 1990.
Mayor
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