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^ GSGL-3. Mandales (gl <br />• The League opposes any adds <br />ndnn,min revenue sources to Imol <br />One of the most serious problems facing cities is the growth in the number <br />and cost of federal and state -mandated programs which substitute the Judgments <br />of Congress and the State Legislature for local budget priorities. Recent <br />examples of costly mandated programs include comparable worth, employee right to <br />know, legal compliance audits, and newspaper publications. Special bills to <br />address this problem on an ad hoc basis have not provided a permanent or <br />statewide solution to Lhese problems. <br />The League therefore supports the 1985 legislation which requires the state <br />to adopt a policy of deliberate restraint on its mandated programs, including <br />providing a mandatory fiscal note identifying local government costs on any new <br />mandated programs when Lhey are introduced in the legislature and a statement of <br />compelling statewide interest to accompany all state mandates. The League <br />further supports the recently adopted Governor's Adviscry Council on Slate and <br />Local Relations recommended guidelines for mandating for the legislative and <br />executive branches. <br />Revenues or alternative revenue producing mechanisms, other than the <br />general property tax subject to levy 'limits, must accompany new mandates. Also, <br />the Legislature should repeal obsolete, unnecessary, and unduly restrictive <br />mandatory laws and rules. - <br />-17- <br />