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RESOLUTION NO. 13 71
Series of 1993
TITLE:
RESOLUTION ON UNFUNDED MANDATES
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 municipalities 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, safety of municipal 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 of facilities where less costly alternatives
might be just as effective; and
WHEREAS, the cumulative impact of these legislative and
regulatory 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 that the City of Wheat
Ridge 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;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the city of Wheat Ridge
resolves to 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.
DONE AND RESOLVED this
25th day of October, 1993.
ATTEST:
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Wanda Sang,
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