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~ ~ <br />` RESOLUTION 93-14 <br />WHEREAS, federal unfunded mandates on city governments have <br />increased significantly in recent years; and <br />WHEREAS, federal mandates require cities to perform duties without <br />consideration of local circumstances or capacity; and <br />WHEREAS, federal mandates require compliance regardless of other <br />pressing local needs and priorities affecting the health, welfare, <br />and safety of municipal citizens; and <br />WHEREAS, excessive federal burdens on cities force upon citizens <br />and taxpayers either higher local taxes and fees, reduced local <br />services, or both; and <br />WHEREAS, federal mandates are too often inflexible, "one-size-fits- <br />all" requirements that impose unrealistic time frames and specify <br />procedures or facilities when less costly alternatives might be <br />just as effective; and <br />WHEREAS, existing mandates impose harsh pressures on local budgets <br />and the federal government has imposed a freeze upon funding to <br />help compensate for any new mandates; and <br />WHEREAS, the cumulative impact of these legislative and regulatory <br />actions directly affects the citizens of our cities; and <br />WHEREAS, the National League of Cities (NLC), in conjunction with <br />other state and local government representatives and state <br />municipal leagues, including the Texas Municipal League (TML), has <br />begun a national public education campaign to help citizens <br />understand and then reduce the burden and inflexibility of unfunded <br />mandates, beginning with a National Unfunded Mandates Day on <br />October 27, 1993; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of La Porte endorses <br />the efforts of the National League of Cities and the Texas <br />Municipal League and supports working with NLC and TML to fully <br />inform our citizens about the impact of federal mandates on our <br />city finances and the pocketbooks of our citizens; and <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of La Porte endorses the <br />events that will begin this process on October 27th; and <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of La Porte resolves to <br />redouble efforts to inform and work with members of our <br />Congressional delegation to inform them about the impact of federal <br />mandates and actions necessary to reduce their burdens on our <br />citizens. <br />PASSED AND ADOPTED, this the 11th day of October , 1993. <br />APPROVED: <br />~ ~ -~ <br />;~ - , <br />~rman L.'Mal ne, Mayor <br />ATTEST: <br />Sue Lenes, City Secretary' <br />;' <br />APPROVED: <br />Knox W. Askins, City Attorney <br />