HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 43-93 10/19/1993 RESOLUTION NO. 43-93
A RESOLUTION OPPOSING UNFUNDED MANDATES
WHEREAS, over the past several years the U. S. Congress and the Illinois General
Assembly have passed dozens of pieces of legislation creating hundreds of costly
regulations which must be satisfied by local governments; and
WHEREAS, the costs of implementing the regulations imposed by all of this legislation
have not been assumed by the federal or state governments, instead the costs have
been passed on to local government; and
WHEREAS, the practice of the legislators of imposing costly mandates on local
government without methods of funding, as well as the dramatic cuts in federal urban
aid initiated over the past decade, is now adding significantly to the already serious
financial problems of local governments; and
WHEREAS, the underlying foundation of federalism in this nation is a working
partnership among the federal, state and local levels of government, a partnership of
shared responsibility and accountability; and
WHEREAS, the current practice of imposing, but not funding, federal and state
mandates reflects neither shared responsibility nor shared accountability and
acknowledges that our national and state legislatures can dictate how local
government revenues will be spent; and
WHEREAS, the nation's mayors have celled on the President, the Congress,
Governors and local legislators to oppose any regulation, policy proposal or legislative
bill which mandates programs and responsibilities on state and local governments
without full funding; and
WHEREAS, the Conference of Mayors and other concerned national and local
organizations have named October 27, 1993 as National Unfunded Mandates Day, a
day on which government leaders at all levels will alert their citizens to the financial
burdens being imposed on them by unfunded mandates.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF
TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION ONE: That the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Mount
Prospect join with the other units of government, state and federal, in a national
public education campaign to increase understanding of the local impact of unfunded
mandates.
SECTION TWO: That the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Mount
Prospect do hereby pledge to work with the U. S. Conference of Mayors and other
federal and state organizations on passage of legislation that will require
reimbursement of local governments for the costs of complying with mandates.
SECTION THREE: That the Village Clerk of the Village of Mount Prospect is hereby
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authorized and directed to forward certified copies of this Resolution to those
legislators representing Mount Prospect, on federal and state levels.
SECTION FOUR: That this Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after
its passage and approval in the manner provided by law.
AYES: Clowes, Corcoran, Hendricks, HOefert, WilEs ~ S~o~_.~
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
PASSED and APPROVED this 19th day of October --~-~1-9~,, ....
A'I-I'EST: Ma"-'~ Geralrd L'yo F~rley' ~ /x~x
Carol A. Fields
Village Clerk