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RESOLUTZON N0. 75-55
FEDERAT. "RED TAPE" RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, the League o£ California CiCies and the County Supervisors
Association o£ California, representing the 412 cities and 58 counties of
California, are vitally concerned wi.th the provision of publ9.c services at
the least possible cost and in the most effective manner; and
WTiE1tEA5, certain principles wili, if adhered to by higher levels
of government, promote these twin goals of economy and efficiency through
the elimiriation of unnecessary "red tape" and cumbersome administrative
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regu3.ations;
NOW, THEREE'ORE, BE IT RESOT,VED that the County of BuCte recommend,
support and encourage adherence to the following general principles to be
followed in developing programs involving cooperation between local government
entities and higher levels o~ government:
1. The principle that decisions xegarding purely~ local projects
and programs be made at the 1oca1 level toward the end of
reducing "red tape" through the e]imination of unnecessazy
involvemenC of the state or ~ederal government;
2, Ttie approach of making block grants for transportation pur-
poses directly to urban, urbanized and rural areas for
allocation to loca7. projects and Co projects o£ regional
significance in accordance with ehe regional mechanism
developed through a cooperaCive process by the affecCed
local genezal purpose governments within each area and
without unnecessary involvement of tk~e state or federa~.
government.
3. 'rhe federal and state governments should develop broad-
~_..,_, `brush procednral guidelin.es and general post audit com-
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pliance procedures under which federal and state funds
could be uCilized, with fewer administrative regulat~ons.
4, There should be federal ce~tification and acceptance o£
state, city, and/or county ~andards and req~irements for
purposes o~ meeting ail facets of federal raquirements,
including environmeatal reviews, minimum wage requirements
and equal employment opportunity requirements where such
state and Iocal laws and procedures are equal to or greater
than ~ede~al requiremenCs.
5. Cities and countiies must be allowed to establish the~r
priorities and programs to meet their individual and
unique 1oca1 ~ransporCation needs.
6. Loca1 government should work with the new nationwirte
"Commission on Federal Paperwork" established pursuant to
H,R, 16424 in pursuit of more streamlzned administrative
procedures for operatzon of a7.1 ~ederal programs.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this lst day o£ AQril
1975, by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Cameron, Richter, Madigan, McKillop and Chairman Ladd
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
NOT VOTING: None
1~4, ~,`~~- ~ ~75""~~~/
aixvean, Board of Supervi~
County of BuC~e, S~atie of Californis
ATT~ST:
CJ.ark Nelson, County Clexk
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Cler Deputy