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.E O£THECOUNT}'CILRK <br /> 1 /AWAIT COUNTY BUILDING <br /> 13 AUPUNI,TTHEl:T <br /> <br /> ' HICO, ILA IVAl19G 710 <br /> [9embers of the Committee <br /> on Inter-Governmental Relations <br /> Page 2 <br /> June lti, 1989 <br /> The charter commissioners referenced the mandate as a sunset law <br /> which may have been thought of in line with the State's Sunset <br /> provisions to various State boards and commissions. In their <br /> efforts to identify applicable situations, commissioners were not <br /> able to specifically identify a particular situation where the <br /> sunset proviso would apply to county situations. The <br /> commissioners were advised by their counsel that he was not sure <br /> that such a proviso would be necessary at the county level. <br /> Other commission members caised the point that the council had the <br /> power to check into any department or program through the budget <br /> process. It was felt that the budget process did provide for <br /> adequate levels of checks and balances. <br /> The minutes are not clear as to whether the commission did <br /> identify the scope of the mandate. Some of the points raised were: <br /> 1. The Program was not meant to cover any agency or anything <br /> that is established by charter, but merely .f or programs. <br /> 2. Sunset law calls for mandatory review of all programs of <br /> the county government. <br /> 3, Intent was not to review agencies and departments, sunset <br /> law is for programs. <br /> Leyal counsel explained that the scope of the program review <br /> needed to be identified. It was also emphasized that the council <br /> would be hardpressed to determine what they are supposed to do <br /> unless the commission provided the scope of the review. Points <br /> raised were: <br /> 1. There is going to have to be some kind of distinction as <br /> to programs that are authorized by the council as opposed <br /> to programs within each department. <br /> 2. We are more concerned on those that are specifically <br /> created or funded by council. Problem would arise where <br /> agency recommends a program and council funds it. <br /> The Commission's legal counsel advised them that the definition of <br /> agency as incorporated in the charter included any office, <br /> department, commission or other governmental unit. Such a broad <br /> interpretation of agency could prohibit any review by the <br /> interpretation of 'agency'. <br /> <br />