HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-93-57RESOLUTION NO. R-93-57
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN; INDIAN RIVER
COUNTY; FLORIDA; URGING CONGRESS AND THE FEDEI~%L
ADMINISTRATION TO ENACT LEGISLATION THAT WOULD RELIEVE
COUNTIES AND CITIES OF ALL OBLIG&TIONS TO CARRY OUT ANY
NEW MANDATE ARISING FROM FEDERAL LAW, REGULATION OR
POLICY UNLESS FEDERAL FUNDS ARE PROVIDED; PROVIDING FOR
REPEAL OF RESOLUTIONS OR PARTS OF RESOLUTIONS IN
CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the number of unfunded federal mandates on counties
and cities has significantly increased during the last decade,
while many federal programs, which were made available to local
governments to ease the burden of carrying out federal mandates,
have been terminated or drastically reduced; and
WHEREAS, such mandates stem from federal laws and
regulations that require counties and cities to provide services
and programs, and perform certain responsibilities without
providing federal funding for such services; and
WHEREAS, by shifting costs to counties and cities, unfunded
federal mandates breach the underlying principles of federalism
which assumes a working partnership and shared responsibilities
between the federal, state and local governments; and
WHEREAS, American citizens are unaware of the impact of
unfunded mandates on local services and their own local taxes;
and
WHEREAS, risk assessment is an essential component to any
cost benefit analysis of mandates and should be included in all
bills that impose mandates on counties and cities.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SEBASTI~, as follows~
SECTION 1. URGING ENACTMENT OF LEGISLATION. Congress and
the Administration are urged to enact legislation that would
relieve counties and cities of all obligations to carry out any
new mandate arising from federal law, regulation or policy unless
federal funds are provided and to reimburse local governments for
the costs of complying with existing federal mandates.
SECTION 2. PROVISION FOR ASSESSMENT OF FUTURE MANDATES.
Congress and the Administration are urged to include in any
future mandate, a provision that requires federal departments and
agencies to provide scientifically sound assessments of purported
health, safety or environmental risk prior to the imposition of
any new mandate on local governments.
SECTION 3__. "NATIONAL UNFUNDED MANDATES DAYf The City
Council of the City of Sebastian supports a "National Unfunded
Mandates Day" to be held October 27, 1993, during which county
officials in all counties will be urged to hold press conferences
in coordination with local and state officials to draw public
attention to the problems imposed on counties by unfunded federal
mandates.
SECTION 4. CONFLICT. Ail other resolutions or parts of
resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Resolution shall take
effect immediately upon its adoption.
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The foregoing Resolution was
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vote, the vote was as follows:
moved for adoption by
The motion was seconded by
and, upon being put to a
Mayor Lonnie R. Powell
Vice-Mayor Frank Oberbeck
Councilmember Carolyn Corum
Councilmember Norma J. Damp
Councilmember Robert Freeland
The Mayor thereupon d~r~ this Resolution duly passed and
adopted thi~ day of /[/~-~ , 1993.
///~on-nie R./P~ell~, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kathryn M. O'Halloran, CMC/AAE
City Clerk
Approve~~m and Content:
Charles Ian Nash, City Attorney