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CIT Y 0 F MAR Y S V ILL E
Marysville,Washington
RESOLUTION NO.170d'
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE RELATING TO UNFUNDED
FEDERAL MANDATES.
WHEREAS,unfunded federal mandates on state and local governments
have increased significantly in recent years;
WHEREAS,federal mandates require cities and towns to perform
duties without consideration of local circumstances,costs or
capacity,and subject municipalities and officials to civil or
criminal penalties for noncompliance;
WHEREAS,federal mandates require compliance regardless of
necessity or other pressing local needs and priorities affecting the
health,welfare,and safety of municipal citizens;
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;
WHEREAS,federal mandates are too often inflexible,
one-size-fits-all requirements that impose unrealistic time frames and
specify procedures or facilities where less costly alternatives might
be just as or more effective;
WHEREAS,existing mandates impose harsh pressures on local
budgets and the federal government has imposed a freeze upon funding
to help compensate for any new mandates;
WHEREAS,the central planning approach effectively seizes control
of many local issues from the hands of the citizens such decisions
affect the most;
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,following up on last
year's successful effort,is continuing its national public education
campaign to help citizens understand and then reduce the burden and
inflexibility of unfunded mandates,including a National Unfunded
Mandates Week,October 24-30,1994;
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Marysville
endorses the overall 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 City and the pocketbooks of our
citizens.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Marysville endorses
organizing and participating in events during the week of October
24-30,1994;and finally
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Marysville resolves to
continue our efforts to 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.
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·..J'Or"-PASSED y t e C~ty Counc~l and APPROVED by the Mayor th~s I'
day of October,1994.
ATTEST:
CITY OF MARYSVILLE
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MAYOR
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DEPUTY CLERK
Approved as to form:
By ~/C.&../J.&/
CITY ATTORNEY
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