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COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII
RESOLUTION N0. ls7 93
WHEREAS, for approximately the past twelve years, the increase
in unfunded federal mandates to cities is having a profound adverse
financial impact on American cities; and
WHEREAS, the underlying foundation of federalism is a working
partnership between federal, state, and local levels of government;
and
WHEREAS, such partnership implicitly and explicitly conforms to
a notion of shared responsibility and accountability; and
WHEREAS, the continuing practice of unfunded federal mandates
results in neither shared responsibility nor accountability; and
WHEREAS, the National Association of Counties has made its
position known regarding the increasing importance of unfunded
mandates on city and county budgets in previous years; and
WHEREAS, citizen awareness of the devastating effect of unfunded
mandates on local governments and, therefore, their own lives is
extremely low; and
WHEREAS, increased citizen awareness is absolutely necessary to
effect positive change on this issue; and
WHEREAS, effective mandate relief legislation must incorporate
not only a statement of costs on state and local governments, known
as fiscal notes, but must also contain stipulations that unless the
federal government includes funding for mandated programs they
should not be valid; and
WHEREAS, risk assessment is a crucial and fundamental component
to any cost-benefit analysis of mandates and should be included in
all pending legislation which will mandate programs on state and
local governments.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF
HAWAII that it calls upon Congress and the President to oppose any
regulation, policy, proposal or legislative bill which mandates
programs and responsibilities on state and local governments without
full federal funding.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that it calls upon Congress and the
President to perform risk assessment and cost-benefit analysis on
all legislation which requires mandates on state and local
governments.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be
transmitted to the Honorable William Clinton, President of the
United States of America; the Honorable Daniel K. Inouye, United
States Senator; the Honorable Daniel K. Akaka, United States
Senator; the Honorable Patsy T. Mink, United States Representative;
the Honorable Neil Abercrombie, United States Representative; the
Honorable Norman Mizuguchi, President of the Senate; the Honorable
Joseph M. Souki, Speaker of the House; the Honorable Stephen K.
Yamashiro, Mayor of the County of Hawaii; the Honorable Frank F.
Fasi, Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu; the Honorable Linda
Crockett Lingle, Mayor of the County of Maui; the Honorable JoAnn A.
Yukimura, Mayor of the County of Kauai; the Honorable Gary Gill,
City Council Chair; the Honorable Goro Hokama, Maui County Council
Chair; and the Honorable James Tehada, Kauai County Council Chair.
Dated at Hilo, Hawaii, this 12th day of January , 1994.
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawaii
Hilo. Hawaii
ROLL CALL VOTE
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INTRODUCED BY:
I hereby certify flat the forasoin~ RE90LUTION wse by
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL
of the County of Hawsii on J a n u a ry 12 , 19 9 4