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CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA
RESOLUTION NO. R-9 0 j' c/
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF TAMARAC, BROKARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, URGING
ITS CITIZENS TO SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT NO. 3 ON THE NOVEMBER 6, 1990
BALLOT LIMITING UNFUNDED STATE MANDATES ON
CITIES AND COUNTIES: AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, since 1961, the Florida Legislature has placed
over 330 unfunded mandates upon cities and counties in
Florida with over 66 percent hawing an undetermined fiscal
impact on cities and countiesi and
WHEREAS, "unfunded mandates" area governmental actions
required of cities and counties by state law without adequate
funding resources and
WHEREAS, cities and counties are continuously forced to
adjust local service priorities, and raise local taxes and
use fees to pay for such unfunded state mandated programs;
and
WHEREAS, cities and counties are forced to pass these
increased costs of delivery of state mandated programs to the
citizens= and
WHEREAS, the Florida constitution preempts all taxing
sources to the state (except ad valorem property taxes) it
becomes irresponsible for the state government to require and
mandate programs to other governments without sharing the
fiscal responsibility and political consequences of their
actions and
WHEREAS, there can be no certainty and predictability in
the growth planning process if the state can continue to
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mandate new and expensive programs without regard to adequate
funding; and
WHEREAS, the priorities and programs of local citizens
of cities and counties have often been curtailed when limited
local funds have to be diverted to pay for a state mandated
program: and
WHEREAS, the state constitution "preempts" all taxing
powers to the state (other than local property taxes) and the
state has been unwilling to allow sufficient local
discretionary taxing powers directly to municipalities and
has refused to adjust unfair and antiquated formula alloca-
tions of revenue -sharing programs: and
WHEREAS, unfunded mandates are not fair to the local
property owner or the locally elected official who is trying
to address local priorities and problems with a limited
amount of financial resources: and
WHEREAS, during the 1989 Legislative Session nearly 100
members of the Legislative cosigned or supported a proposed
constitutional amendment to limit the Legislature's ability
to mandate programs and costs to city and county governments;
and
WHEREAS, during the 1989 Legislative Session a proposed
amendment to the constitution was passed to give Florida
citizens an opportunity to vote in 1990 on a proposal that
would limit unfunded state Legislative mandates on cities and
counties.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, as follows:
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SECTION 1: That the City Council of the City of
Tamarac, Florida, call upon all citizens of Broward to become
aware of the seriousness of unfunded mandates and to be
prepared to support the amendment of Florida state
constitution on the matter that will appear on the November
6, 1990 ballot.
SECTION 2: That a copy of this resolution be sent to the
Broward County Board of County Commissioners and the cities
that are members of the Florida League of Cities and each
body is requested to adopt similar resolutions and positions
so their views may be available to every citizen in Florida.
SECTION 3: This Resolution shall become effective
immediately upon its passage.
PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED thisa�day of 1990.
ATTEST:
CAROL A. EVANS
CITY CLERK
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Proposed by Mayor and Members of City Council
RESOLUTION NO. 90-9- ,;Zo ,�_3
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NORTH LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, URGING ITS CITIZENS TO
SUPPORT CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT NO. 3 ON THE
NOVEMBER, 1990 BALLOT LIMITING UNFUNDED STATE
MANDATES ON CITIES AND COUNTIES; PROVIDING FOR
CONFLICTS, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, since 1981, the Florida Legislature has placed
over 330 unfunded mandates on cities and counties in the
State of Florida with over 86 percent having an undetermined
fiscal impact on such cities and counties; and
WHEREAS, "unfounded mandates" are governmental actions
required of cities and counties by State law without
adequate funding resources; and
WHEREAS, cities and counties are continuously forced to
adjust local service priorities and/or raise local taxes and
user fees to pay for such unfunded state mandated programs;
and
WHEREAS, cities and counties are forced to pass these
increased costs of delivery of State -mandated programs on to
their citizens; and
WHEREAS, since the Florida Constitution preempts all
taxing sources to the State (except ad valorem property
taxes), it becomes irresponsible for the state government to
require and mandate programs to other governments without
providing the fiscal responsibility and political
consequences of their actions; and
Page 1 of 4
Proposed by Mayor and Members of City Council
WHEREAS, there can be no certainty and predictability
in the growth planning process if the State can continue to
mandate new and expensive programs without regard to
adequate funding;
WHEREAS, the priorities and programs of local citizens
of cities and counties have often been curtailed when
limited local funds must be diverted to pay for a State -
mandate program; and
WHEREAS, the State has been unwilling to allow
sufficient local discretionary taxing powers directly to
municipalities and has refused to adjust unfair and
antiquated formula allocations of revenue -sharing programs;
WHEREAS, unfunded mandates are not fair to the local
property owner or to the locally elected official who is
trying to address local priorities and problems with a
limited amount of financial resources; and
WHEREAS, during the 1988 Legislative Session nearly 100
members of the Legislature cosigned or otherwise supported a
proposed constitutional amendment to limit the Legislature's
ability to mandate programs and pass costs on to city and
county governments; and
WHEREAS, during the 1989 Legislative Session a proposed
amendment to the Constitution was passed to provide Florida
citizens an opportunity to vote in 1990 on a proposal that
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Proposed by Mayor and Members of City Council
would limit unfunded State legislative mandates on cities
and counties.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH
LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, THAT:
Section 1. That the City Commission of the City of North
Lauderdale, Florida, calls upon all citizens to become aware
of the seriousness of unfunded mandates and to be prepared
to support the aineiadnmsat to the Florida State Constitution
on this matter which will appear on the ballot in November,
1990.
Section 2. That a copy of this Resolution be sent to the
Florida State League of Cities, to the Broward County Board
of County Commissioners and to the cities that are members
of the Broward County League of Cities, and each body that
has not previously done so is requested to adopt similar
resolutions and positions so their views may be available to
every citizen in the entire State of Florida
Section 3. All Resolutions or parts of Resolutions in
conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed to the
extent of such conflict.
Section 4. This Resolution shall take effect immediately
upon its adoption.
Page 3 of 4
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Proposed by Mayor and Members of City Council
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH
LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA THIS 2-7 DAY OF�y�� ,
1990.
JERR RES ICK,IMAYOR
JACK BRADY, VICE MAYOR
ATTEST:
C. MILII/DYER-ASSENTATO, CMC,
LETTERS/NL/RESOS/MANDATE
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RESOLUTION #90-74
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES URGING
OUR CITIZENS TO SUPPORT THE CONBSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
NO. 3 ON THE NOVEMBER, 1999 BALLOT LIMITING UNFUNDED
STATE MANDATES ON CITIES AND COUNTIES; PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, since 1981, the Florida Legislature has placed over
330 unfunded mandates on cities and counties in the State of Florida with
over 85 percent having an undetermined fiscal impact on such cities and
counties, and
WHEREAS, "unfunded mandates" are governmental actions
required of cities and counties by State law without adequate funding
resources, and
WHEREAS, cities and counties are continuously forced to
adjust local service priorities, and/or raise local taxes and user fees
to pay for such unfunded state mandated programs on to their
citizens, and
WHEREAS, since the Florida Constitution preempts all taxing
sources to the state (except ad valorem property taxes), it becomes
irresponsible for the State government to require and mandate programs to
other governments without sharing the fiscal responsibility and political
consequences of their actions, and
WHEREAS, there can be no certainty and predictability in
the growth planning process if the state can continue to mandate new and
expensive programs without regard to adequate funding, and
WHEREAS, the priorities and programs of local citizens
of cities and counties have often been curtailed when limited local funds
must be diverted to pay for a state mandated program, and
WHEREAS, the state has been unwilling to allow sufficient
local discretionary taxing powers directly to municipalities and has
refused to adjust unfair and antiquated formula allocations of revenue -
sharing programs, and
WHEREAS, unfunded mandates are not fair to the local
property owner or to the locally elected official who is trying to address
local priorities and problems with a limited amount of financial
resources, and
WHEREAS, during the 1988 Legislative Session nearly 100
members of the Legislature cosigned or otherwise supported a proposed
constitutional amendment to limit the Legislature's ability to mandate
programs and pass costs on to City and County governments, and
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WHEREAS, during the 1989 Legislative Session a proposed
amendment to the constitution was passed to give Florida citizens an
opportunity to vote in 1990 on a proposal that would limit unfunded
state legislative mandates on cities and counties.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES, FLORIDA AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: The City of Lauderdale Lakes calls upon all
citizens to become aware of the seriousness of unfunded mandates and to be
prepared to support the amendment of the Florida State Constitution on
this matter which will appear on the ballot in November, 1990.
Section 2: That a copy of this Resolution be sent to the
Florida State League of Cities, to the State Legislatures, to the Broward
County Board of County Commissioners and to the cities that are members
of the Broward County League of Cities, and each body that has not
previously done so is requested to adopt similar resolutions and positions
so their views may be available to every citizen in the entire State of
Florida.
Section 3: This Resolution shall take effect immediatdly
upon its final pasage.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES
AT ITS REGULAR MELTING HELD OCTOBER 2, 1990.
Mayor
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524 NORTHEAST 21ST COURT,WILTON MANORS,FLORIDA 33305
Office Of The City Clerk (305) 390-2123
FAX (305) 390-2189
October 17, 1990
Broward County League of Cities
Walter Falck, Executive Director
115 South Andrews Avenue, Room 122
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
Dear Mr. Falck:
Attached is a copy of the City of Wilton Manors Resolution No.
1501 urging citizens to support the Constitutional Amendment
No. 3 on the November 1990 ballot limiting unfunded State
mandates on Cities and Counties.
Your consideration and support of this resolution is requested.
Very truly yours,
CITY OF WILTON MANORS
ANGELA D. SCOTT
CITY CLERK
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Attach.
cc: Broward County Board of Commissioners
Mayors of Member Cities
Printed on Recycled Paper
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RESOLUTION NO. 1501
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY.OF WILTON
MANORS, FLORIDA, URGING CITIZENS TO SUPPORT THE
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT NO. 3 ON THE NOVEMBER 1990 BALLOT
LIMITING UNFUNDED STATE MANDATES ON CITIES AND COUNTIES; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, since 1981, the Florida. Legislature has
placed over 330 unfunded mandates upon cities and counties in
Florida with over 86 percent having an undetermined fiscal
impact on cities and counties; and
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WHEREAS, "unfunded mandates" are governmental
actions required of cities and counties by state law without
adequate funding resources; and
WHEREAS, cities and counties are continuously
forced to adjust local service priorities, and raise local
taxes and user fees to pay for such unfunded state mandated
programs; and
WHEREAS, cities and counties are forced to pass
these increased costs of delivery of state mandated programs
to the citizens; and
WHEREAS, the Florida Constitution preempts all
taxing sources to the state (except ad valorem property
taxes) it becomes irresponsible for the state government to
require and mandate programs to other governments without
sharing the fiscal responsibility and political consequences
of their actions; and
WHEREAS, there can be no certainty and
predictability in the growth planning process if the state
can continue to mandate new and expensive programs without
regard to adequate funding; and
WHEREAS, the priorities and programs of local
citizens of cities and counties have often been curtailed
when limited local funds have to be diverted to pay for a
state mandated program; and
WHEREAS, the state constitution "preempts" all
taxing powers to the state (other than local property taxes)
and the state has been unwilling to allow sufficient local
e
discretionary taxing powers directly to municipalities and
has refused to adjust unfair and antiquated formula
allocations of revenue -sharing programs; and
WHEREAS, unfunded mandates are not fair to the
local property owner or the locally elected official who is
trying to address local priorities and problems with a
limited amount of financial resources; and
WHEREAS, during the 1988 Legislative Session
nearly 100 members of the Legislature cosigned or supported a
proposed constitutional amendment to limit the Legislature's
ability to mandate programs and costs to city and
governments; and
WHEREAS, during the 1989 Legislative Session a
proposed amendment.to the constitution was passed to give
Florida citizens an opportunity to vote in 1990 on a proposal
that would limit unfunded state Legislative mandates on
cities and counties,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF WILTON MANORS, FLORIDA:
Section 1: That Wilton Manors City Council calls
upon all the citizens of Wilton Manors to become aware of the
seriousness of unfunded mandates and to be prepared to
support the amendment. to the State of Florida Constitution on
the matter that will appear on the ballot in the November
1990 election (Amendment #3).
Section 2: That the City Clerk is directed to send
a copy of this resolution to the Broward County Board of
County Commissioners, the Florida League of Cities, and the
Mayors of the Members of the Broward League of Cities; and
each body is requested to adopt similar resolutions and
positions so their views may be available to every citizen in
Florida.
Section 3; That this Resolution shall be
effective immediately upon its passage.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 25th DAY, OF SEPTEMBER,
1990.
L "D. ,SCOTT
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ANDRA J. EN
MAYOR
RECORD OF COUNCIL VOTE
MAYOR _.,.STEEN
COUN. FIORE -aye_.__
COUN. O' GORMAN aye
COUN. OLSON aye
COUN. PRATT aye
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RESOLUTION NO. 90-10-2
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF COOPER CITY, FLORIDA,
URGING ITS CITIZENS TO SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT NO. 3 ON THE NOVEMBER, 1990 BALLOT
LIMITING UNFUNDED STATE MANDATES ON CITIES AND
COUNTIES; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, since 1981, the Florida Legislature has placed
over 330 unfunded mandates on cities and counties in the State of
Florida with over 86 percent having an undetermined fiscal impact
on such cities and counties; and,
WHEREAS, "unfunded mandates" are governmental actions
required of cities and counties by state law without adequate
funding resources; and,
WHEREAS, cities and counties are continuously forced to
adjust local service priorities and/or raise local taxes and user
fees to pay for such unfunded state mandated programs; and,
WHEREAS, cities and counties are forced to pass these
increased costs of delivery of state mandated programs on to their
citizens; and,
WHEREAS, since the Florida Constitution preempts all
taxing sources to the state (except ad valorem property taxes), it
becomes irresponsible for the state government to require and
mandate programs to other governments without sharing the fiscal
responsibility and political consequences of their actions; and,
WHEREAS, there can be no certainty and predictability in
the growth planning process if the state can continue to mandate
new and expensive programs without regard to adequate funding;
and,
WHEREAS, the priorities and programs of local citizens
of cities and counties have often been curtailed when limited local
funds must be diverted to pay for a state mandated program; and,
y,
WHEREAS, the state has been unwilling to allow sufficient
local discretionary taxing powers directly to municipalities and
has refused to adjust unfair and antiquated formula allocations of
revenue -sharing programs; and,
WHEREAS, unfunded mandates are not fair to the local
property owner or to the locally elected official who is trying to
address local priorities and problems with a limited amount of
financial resources; and,
Resolution No. 90-10-2
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WHEREAS, during the 1988 Legislative Session nearly 100
members of the Legislature cosigned or otherwise supported a pro-
posed constitutional amendment to limit the Legislature's ability
to mandate programs and pass costs on to city and county governments;
and,
WHEREAS, during the 1989 Legislative Session a proposed
amendment to the constitution was passed to give Florida citizens
an opportunity to vote in 1990 on a proposal that would limit
unfunded state legislative mandates on cities and counties;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF COOPER CITY, FLORIDA:
Section 1: That the City Council of the City of
Cooper City, Florida, calls upon all citizens to become aware of the
seriousness of unfunded mandates and to be prepared to support the
amendment of the Florida State Constitution on this matter which
will appear on the ballot in November, 1990.
Sect] -on 2: That a copy of this resolution be sent
to the Florida State League of Cities, to the Broward County Board
of County Commissioners and to the cities that are members of the
Broward County League of Cities and each body that has not previously
done so is requested to adopt similar resolutions and positions so
their views may be available to every citizen in the entire State
of Florida.
Section -A: This Resolution shall be in full force
and take effect immediately upon its passage and adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPED this 9th day of October, A.D., 1990.
SUELLEN H. fARDELMANN
Mayor /
ATTEST:
SUSAN BERNARD
City Clerk