88-YYYRESOLUTION NO. 88-y7),/
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF BOYNTON 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 REQUEST-
ING COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF FLORIDA
STATUTE 11.076 WHICH PROHIBITS THE SAME;
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Florida Statute 11.076 requires that any general law
enacted by the Legislature requiring a municipality or county to per-
form 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 suf-
ficient 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 unde-
termined 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 COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Governor Martinez, the Florida Senate and the
Florida House of Representatives 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 activi-
ties, 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. 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. 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. This Resolution shall take effect immediately
upon passage.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this Y~ day of Y~)v~z~/~, 1988.
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
Commi ssi oner
Commissioner
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(CorpOrate Seal )