Res 82-88 RESOLUTION NO. 82-88
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY
BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING GOVERNOR MARTINEZ, THE FLORIDA
SENATE AND THE FLORIDA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO CEASE
ADOPTION AND SIGNING OF LEGISLATIVE BILLS IMPOSING STATE
MANDATES UPON COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES WITHOUT FUNDING
OR DESIGNATION OF FUNDING SOURCES AND REQUESTING
COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF FLORIDA STATUTE 11.076
WHICH PROHIBITS THE SAME.
WHEREAS, Florida Statute 11.076 requires that any general law
enacted by the Legislature requiring a municipality or county to perform
an activity or to provide a service or facility, which activity, service
or facility will require the expenditure of additional funds, must
include an economic impact statement estimating the amount sufficient to
cover the total cost to municipalities and counties to implement~such
activity, service or facility and must provide a means to finance such
activity, service, or facility; and,
WHEREAS, the Florida League of Cities has recently identified
more than two hundred (200) unfunded local mandates passed by the
Legislature since 1980 with eighty-six percent (86%) having an
undetermined fiscal impact on local government; and,
WHEREAS, counties and municipalities are limited by the State
as to source and amount of revenues; and,
WHEREAS, citizens of counties and municipalities' are
increasingly intolerant of rising county and municipal taxes and fees
caused in part by state mandates without identification of acceptable
funding sources,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COS~ISSION OF THE
CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Governor Martinez, the Florida Senate and the
Florida House of Representative~ are requested to comply with state law,
specifically F.S. 11.076, and refuse to adopt or sign all future
proposed legislative bills which require municipal or county activities,
services or facilities which fail to provide an economic impact
statement, estimate costs to municipalities and counties to implement
said proposed activities, services or facilities and provide a means to
finance such activity, service or facility.
Section 2. That the Governor, members of the Florida Senate
and House of Representatives are urged to accept the fiscal
responsibility associated with being elected state officials and utilize
funding sources available to the State of Florida in order to fund
programs deemed by the Governor and members of the Senate and House of
Representatives to be popular and/or in the best interests of the
citizens of Florida.
Section 3. That the City Clerk is requested to provide copies
of this Resolution to the Governor, Secretary of the Florida Senate,
Clerk of the Florida House of Representatives, Palm Beach County Board
of County Commissioners, all Palm Beach County municipalities, the Palm
Beach County Municipal League and the Executive Director of the Florida
League of Cities for purposes of information dissemination and
consideration of the matters contained herein.
Section 4. That this Resolution shall take effect immediately
upon passage.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on this the 13th day
of December , 1988.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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