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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 C'i ty ',~l~ r k (CorpOrate Seal )