HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2011-006 adopting a 2011 town legislative program MARANA RESOLUTION NO. 2011-06
RELATING TO INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS; ADOPTING A 2011 TOWN OF
MARANA LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM AND AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THOSE
AUTHORIZED TO LOBBY ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN OF MARANA TO REPRESENT
AND PURSUE IT
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
MARANA, ARIZONA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Those persons authorized by the Town of Marana to lobby on its behalf and
registered as such with the Arizona Secretary of State pursuant to Arizona Revised Statutes
§ 41 -1231 et seq. (the "Town Lobbyists ") are hereby authorized and directed, subject to the
continuing supervision of the Town Manager and the Town Council, to represent and pursue the
legislative interests of the Town of Marana by supporting legislation that embodies any of the
following basic principles:
A. Protects state - shared revenues that fund essential services and strengthen local economies.
B. Maintains local control while seeking partnership between municipalities and the State.
C. Empowers the Town of Marana with sufficient flexibility to address an expanding and
changing variety of local needs and conditions.
D. Establishes appropriate means to adequately compensate the Town for the costs of complying
with state - mandated requirements.
E. Provides the Town with the means to cope with unfunded mandates, cost increases,
population growth and escalating service requirements.
F. Enables the Town to provide public services in a more responsive, efficient and cost -
effective manner.
G. Ensures that the Town has the ability to provide, manage or operate critical infrastructure
necessary to promote or maintain the health and safety of residents, preserve and direct land
use and ensure the future sustainability of the community.
SECTION 2. In addition to those basic principles set forth in Section 1 of this resolution,
the Town Lobbyists are authorized and directed to pursue the following specific objectives:
A. Support the maintenance and /or restoration of existing sources of transportation funding for
municipalities, including the Highway User Revenue Fund (HURF) and Local Transportation
Assistance Fund (LTAF) I and II.
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B. Support the maintenance, restoration and /or expansion of existing economic development
programs and funding — including the Enterprise Zone program, Government Property Lease
Excise Tax (GPLET) and Arizona Job Training Program — and the creation of new programs
and tools to support local economic development.
C. Support efforts to preserve access to water for municipal governments, including
continuation of statutory responsibility to develop and manage water resources in order to
provide existing and future residents with appropriate levels of service.
D. Support legislation to create a mechanism by which cities and towns may "opt -out" of
county- controlled systems and special taxing districts that no longer serve a municipality's
best interests, including provisions to purchase public infrastructure and facilities from the
county upon termination of the relationship.
SECTION 3. Legislation that is inconsistent with any of the basic principles or objectives
set forth in Sections 1 and 2 above should be opposed or appropriate amendments pursued.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
MARANA, ARIZONA, this 4 day of January, 2011. „.4,e6,------
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