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Home My WebLink About81-289RESOLUTION CONCERNING 1981 CHAYTERED LBGISLATXON GIHEREAS, Proposirion ~ of 1979, the "Spirit of Yroposztion 13", amended Che State Constitution adding Areicle XIII B, Section 6 to require the State Legislature to provide a subvention of funds to reimburse lo~al governmenC whenever iC mandates a new program or higher level of service; and wHEKEAS, Proposition 4 beca~~e operative on Ju1q 1, 1980, and the various state Iegislative conforming statutes became operative on January 1, 1981; and WHEREAS, in 1981, the Legislature knowingly passed numerous bills with a state-~andated local program but failed to fnclude a subvention of funds to reimburse local government for those mandates; and WHEREAS, the Legislature in uiost cases was informed by both its own state financial advisors as well as local government financial specialists that these bills contained state-mandated costs; and WHEREAS, a representative group of county counsels and chief administra~ive officers are reviewing al~ 1981 chaptered legislation that does not provide an appropria~ion and has identified c~iaptered sta~~tes which mandat~ an increased cost on county government; and ~HEREAS, the proposed new program or increased level of service is not at issue; rather at issue is the Leg~slaCuxe's unconstitutional failure to provide funding; and WHEREAS, these 19$1 chaptered bi11s are intended to become operative on January l, 1982; -2- NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the ~utte County Board of Supervisors supports the County Supervisors Associaeion of California's position that those I981 chaptered bills which do not comply with Article XIiI ~, Section 6 of the Consitution (Proposition 4 of 1979) should not be implemented on January i, 1982; and BE IT FDRTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be provided to the Honorable Edmund G. Brown, Governor; the Honorable Ray Johnson, State Senator; the Honorable Stan Statham and Wally Herger, State Assemblymen. PASSE~ AND ADOPTED by the But~e County Board of Supervisors this lst day of December, 1981, by the following vote: AYE S: Supervisors Dolan, Saraceni, Wlieeler and Chairman Moseley NOES: None ABSENT: ~one NOT VOTING: None ~RTHA ~OS'L Y, C ai of the Butte County Board of Supervisors ATTEST: CLARK A. NELSON, County Clerk and ex-otficio Clerk of the Board B~' ~~, "' `~ - - -- - Ueputy UNCO~STITUTIONAL STATE LEGIS~RTIV~ MANpATES Dear Supervisor: As promise~ zn my November 23, 1981 letter concerning "CSAC Baard Action R~garding ~nconstitutiona~ State Legislative Mandates," I am enc7osing a list af twenty-5even bi11s passed during i981 tha~ do no~ appear ~o fully cflmply with ~he state constitution. T~is list was deve1oped by a committee a~ county caunsels and caunty administrative officers at the request of the CSAC Board of D~rec~ars. The list of twenty-seven b~~~s was selected fron mor~ than 12~ pieces af leqislation passed in 1981 by ~he state Legislature that probab7y do not f~lly comp1y with Article XTII B, Sec~ion b ~Gan~ 5pending Lim~tat~on~ af ~he state constitution. This list will be fur~her reviewed y the co~nty counsels and CROs ~or 6oth their legal and financial i~pact. A final report will be SUa~i~~~d t0 the CSAC Execut~ve Corr~ittee at its ~ecember 11, 1981 meet~~g in San Francisco. This report will be forwarded to your county`s representativ~ on the CSAC Board of Directors. I~ the meantime, you may wish to review this list of bil~s wi~h your county counse1 and administrative staff. We hope your board of supervisars wi11 meet in advance af the CSAC Baard o~ Directors' ~~eting on December 18 to give gu~dance to yaur representative on that CSAC Board. I have also enclosed a sample ~oard reso1ution for yaur use. Sincer ~y, . ~ ~~~~ , Larry ~.. Naake Executive Director Enc~osures cc: County Adminis~rative Officers County Counsels E%£CUTIYE COMM1iT~E P~es~tlenl, OUENTIN L KOPP. Crty d Counly of San Pranc~scc ~='SC ;'~ce P~eS~~e~~_ THE~,@Sd COGK p~ace~ Cou~tr ~ Second v~Ce pres+60nt, dAMES E~OIE. MendoC~no Counly s 33M SATES, San ~~ego C4unly ! 3LLA CC_~~_~ti $a: -amento Counir ~ ANN xL~NGE~? ~A?rcecl Covnty ~ MAFY KNAPP, SuSter Counsy ~ CAL McE~WAIN, San Bernard~no Counsy O SLJNNE WRIGHT hiC~:AK Gyr;ia C: sld CO~nf> ~ MQViAPC D ti~A'vK~~S. San 1~~5 OD~SpO COUnty ! LEONARD RO55, Pl~mas CouMy ! PETE SCIiABARU~n. Los Ange~es Co~es, ~ S7cPuEN C SWENptMAN Snas~a C~~Riy~ m HAPF3EFT M WI~pER, OrangeGounly 1 ADV+SOFiS' COUnty AdminisVative O~~~cer, HARRY t. HUKFOR~. Lo5 Ar..^,o.oq ~,~.:^!v ~ Court~ Gaunsz~ ~a~+!E5 ~' 1-iARMON.I~oe~~8~ COUniy ~ Erecutive Director. p~NlJY VALEN7INE SacramentoOttice / 1t201, iith & L Bldg. ! Sacramenio, CA 95814 ! 916l441-4011 ATSS 473-3727 ~l/ashingto» ONlce / 1735 New York Ave., N.W., Suite 50'E 1 Washington, D.C. 200Q6 ~ 2021783•7575 1981 CHAPTERED LEGISLR~IOP~ SELECTED BY THE COUNTY COUNSELS ASSOCIA~IO~ FQR POSSIBL~ USE I~ CSAC`S PROPOSEQ ACTION ON UNCONSTIT~TIO~A~ STA7£ ?4A~DA~ES The foilowing list of 1981 Chaptered legislation was compiled by a eommi~tee af the County Counsel Assaciation from which the final lis~ of b~lls wi11 be se~ected for r~corrgne~datian to GSAC. The Cou~ty Counsels' Comml~tee identif~ed 27 1981 bills which it feels may be approprlate for tes~ing the constitutiona~ity of the State Leg~slatures con~inued d~sregard for the constitu~iona~ requireme~t to provide a subvent~on of funds when adopting s~ate-mandated 7oca~ programs. 3his 7is~ wi71 be fiurther analyzed to assess bo~h the financial and 1egai aspects of each bi~l before it is presented ~o th~ CSAC Executive Comm~~tee in San Francisco or~ December li, 1981. AB 20 ~Lockyer) 1 Chapter 2~2 Cancels all interest & penalties awed on . ~ property taxes on the unsecured roli prov~ding ~ayment is made by Dec~mber 31, 1981. AB 152 (~eddeh) 2 Chap~er 1141 Makes various substant~ve & technica~ . changes in me~hads ~n assessing real property when changes ~n ownership occur. AB 275 (Kapiloff) Chapter ~17 3 Requires 5ta~e Fire Marshal to publish a . list af high-rise hatels & mote1s that fail to meet rinimum fire safety s~andards. AB 34$ ~~ev~ne) 4 Chapter 9~1 ** Revises ~rovisions rela~ing str~fcing to . prior convictions of driving under the ~nf7~ence. 5. AB 473 {Bates) Chapter 618 Requires t~aL male as we17 as female juveniles confined in state and loca~ facilities be prov3ded with information on . b~rth con~rel ar~d fa~ily planning. AB 541 ~Moorl~ea 6 d) Chapter 944~`* App7ies progressively-stiffer penalties . for repeat drunk dr7ving offenses and elimina~.es the suspended sentence & stays for driver5 in improvement pr-ograms. AB 595 {Bates) 7 Chapter 847 s o~~~~~ in ~ ' S pa ~ ~ . ~h Hea Mental C tment r Depa $. AB 779 (Greene L.) Chapter ~111 Revises various provi~sions re~a~~ng to parole. Page 3 ~ ~nconstitutiora3 State Manda~es 21, SB 835 (Boatwright) Chapter 866 22. SB 986 (Nolmdah~) Chap~er 892 23. SB 996 (Vu~ch} Chapter 876 24. SB 1a05 ~Holmdahl) Chapter 914 25. S8 1~93 ~Craven) Chapter 975 2~. AS 7~63 (Nart) C~tapter 397*~ 27. SB 372 (Russell) Chap~er 934** Requires ~nclusion in public agency invitat~on to bid and contracts provision for substitution af equiva1~nt secur~ti~s ~ar moneys withheld. Allows property owners to persanally de~iver verlfication forms when app7ying for an owner- build~r buiiding permit. Makes Qther r~7ated changes. ~ Re~uires every city an~ co~nty to obtain & maintain in its build~ng dept. office a copy of sta~e building s~andards cod~ of Cal~f. Rdmin. Code. ~imits 7oca1 ag~ncy subdivision map act related fees sa as no~ to exceed amount reasonably required to provide servic~s for which the fees are charged. Revises varlous provisions re~ating ta regulation of ~iobilhomes by HCD. Prescrlbes min~mum ja~~ terms for misdemeanors of manipulating boat, ve~s~l, aquaplane sfc~s whi7e ~ntoxicated by liquor and/or drugs. Driving under the in~'~uence. Further provides that it ~s chaptered out by AB ~41. **penotes bills dealing wzth drunk driving pena~ties whicF~ w~l~ be considered separately far posslble alternate actian. SAMPLE COUNTY RESpLUTIO~ Res~lution Concerning llnco~s~~tutional) 198i Chaptered ~egis1a~ion) WH~REAS Propas~t~on 4 of 1979, the "Spirit of Proposition 13", amended ~he State Canstitut~on add~ng Ar~icie XIII B Sectian 6~o requ~re the State Legis~ature to provide a subvention o~ funds to reimburse ~ocal governm~nt whenever it mandates a n~w progra~ or h~gher Zeve1 a~ service; and ~HEREAS Proposit~on 4 becam~ opera~ive on Ju7y 1, 1980 and the var~ous state legislative conforming statutes became operative on January ~, 198~; a~d WHEREAS i~ T981, the Legislature knawing~y passed numerous bi115 with a state- mandated local program but failed ~o inc~ude a s~bvention of funds to reimbur5e ~ocal government for those mandates; and W~~REAS the Legisiature in most cases was i~fi~rmed by both its own stat~ financiai advisors as well as loca~ government financial spec~alists that ~hese ~ills conta~ned state-mandated costs; WH~REAS a representative group of county counsels and ch~ef admi~istra~ive of~icers are review~ng ali 198~ chaptered legis~ation tha~ daes no~ provide an appropriation a~d has ident~~ied chaptered statutes which mandate an ~ncrease~ cost on coun~y governm~nt; WH~REAS the propased new pragram or in~reased 7evel af service is nat a~ issue; rather at ~ssue is the Leglslature's unconstitutional failure to provide fund~ng; and Assistant County Gerk, Nicea Lindquisi 634~455~ Assistant Clerk, 8oard of Supervisors, Gathy Pitts 534-437i Assistant Registrar o# Voters, E3eenor Beckar 534-4761 Assistant Fiecordar, Gwen Ferkand 534~69'E l.a;~l~ _: ,. .-.. - CLAR#C A. l~1~LSON COi~NTY CLERK - RECO~i~ER ADMllUIS7'RA710N BUILt]IfVG~{~~~~¢~- OROVILLE, CALIF~RNIA 95965 Telephone: 534-455t 25 ~ounty Center Drive Januazy ].4, 1982 Honorable Stan Sta~ham SCate Capitol 5acramento, CA 9.5$14 Dear Assemblyman Statham: Enclosed is a certified copy of But~e County Reso~.utipn 81-289 concerning 1981 Chaptered Legislation. The resalution was adopCed tiy the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, December 15, X981. We are forwa~'ding t~.is ~o you- for your sup~ort and consideration. Sincerely, ~ncl. CI,ARI~ A.. NELSON, COUN'I'Y CLERK-~P~ECORDEft and ex-officio C1e~k af the Butte County Boar ~r Supe~`visors $y : / ~l_ Assz nt Cl~.rk to ~1zE Boaxd ~ Asslstant County C1erk, ~3icea Lindquist 534-4551 Assistant Clerk, Bosrd of Superriisors, Cathy Pitu 534-4371 Assistant Registrar of Vqt~rs, Eleanor Beeker 534-4761 Assistant Recordar, Gwen Ferland 534~891 ~.~~ ~;~_....__.. u~~~ Dun~ _a ~' !r1~~~ G°~ ;~~..-._. _ _ ~ - CLARK A. N~~SOtV GOUN't'Y CL~FiIC - R~CpFiDER AUM1N151'RATION BUILDING, ~1~~--aROVILLE, CALIFORf~iIA 95965 Teiephone: 534-4551 ~5 CO~trit'y Genter D~iv'e January J.4 , 1.982 Honorab~e Edmund G. Brown State Capitol Sacra~mento, CA 95$~4 Bear Gavern.or B~own: Enclosed is a certified capy of Butte County Aesolution 81-~289 ~.oncerning 3~~81 Chap~ered I,egis~ation. The resolution was adopted by the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, December 15, ~.981. We are forraarding this ~o you for your supgort and Co~sideration. Sincerely, ~ CLA1~K A. NELSON, COLTNTY CLERK-RECCRDER and ex-officio Clerk o~ the ~ Butte County Board of Supervisors By: Assistant Cl.erk to t~e Board Enc1. Assistanr Coun2y C1erk, Nicea Lindquisi 534-4551 Assistant Clerk, Board of 5uperviscrs, Cathy ?itts 53aaY37'i Assistant Aegistrar of Voters, E]eenar 8eckar 534-4751 Assistant Recorder, Gwan Ferland 534-4691 l F. (~! D `...' : ~: .a. : :~ • . . _ _ CLARiC A. iVELSO~f COUNTY CLEFiK -- fiECOf~D~R A~MiNISTRATION BUILDIRIG,~~}~~~;-ORflVlLLE,CALIFORNIA95965 Tsleph9ne: 534-4551 ~$ Cour~.ty Cente~ Drive .7anuary 1.4, I982 Honorab~le Wally Herger State Capitol - 8acramen~o, CA 95814 Dear Assemb~y~naz~. Herger: Enclosed is a certified copy of But~4 Caunty Resolution 81-289 concerning 1981 Ckzaptered Legislation. The resol.ution was adopted by the Board of Superviso~s oxz Tuesday, De~ember 15, 1981. We are forwa~'ding this to you fpr your suppart and consideration. Since~eJ.y, CLARK A. NELSON', COCJNTY GT~RK-RECORDER and ex-affi~io Clerk af ~he B~tte Coun~.y Board of Supezvisors By : tLssis~ant Clerk ~o the Bqard Encl. ~ ^^ t ,~. I`~ J `v' F ~ d .j , ' L: . . . . . - l% C€.ARK A. NELSON COUN7Y CLERK - RECORDER A~MINfS7RATION BUIk~DIiVG,~~;- 4ROVlLL~, CALIFOR1ViA 95965 Te~ephone: 534-4551 25 COL~nty Center Drive Assisiant County Clerk, ~tices Lindquist 53a-~355'! Assistant Clerk, Board of Supervisats, Cathy Pitts 534~37~ Assistant Registrar of Voters, Eleanor Secker 534~376'1 Assistant Recorder, Gwen Ferland 534~641 January I~, 1982 Hanorable Ray E. Johnsan State Capito~. Sacx~amenta, CA 9.5814 Dear Senator Johnson: - Encl.osed zs a certified copy' of But~Ce County Resolution 81-2$9 concerning 1981 Chaptered ~egislation. The resolution was adopted by ~he Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, December 15, 1981. We are forwarding this to you for you~ suppor~ and consideration. Sincerely, CLARIC A. NELSON, COUNTY CLE.~tIC-RECORDER and ex-offricio Cl.erk o~ the Butte County Baard of Supervisoxs By: l~ssistant C1erk to the Board Encl. _. Assistant Cnunty Clerk, Nicea Lindquist 534-4551 Assistant Cierk, Board of Supervisws, Cathy Pitts 53a~4371 Assistsnt Registrar of Voters, E3eanor eetker 534-4761 AssRstant Recarder, Gwen Feriand 534-Afi91 1:~,\ID C~,- ~i„ ~ ti,. _ CLARK A. NELSO{V COUN7'Y Ci.EFiIC - RECORDER Af]iVEINiSTRATION BiJiLDiM1lG, ~~~~-Oi~QVILLE, CALIFORNtA95965 ~'e~ephane: 534-a551 25 County Center Drive ,7anua~r 1~+, 1.9.82 County Supervisars Assaciation of Ca].ifornia ~~20I, 11.th & L Building Sacramento, CA ~5814 Gentlemen: EnClased is a cer~ified copy of BuCte County Resoluti.on 81--289 conc~rning 3.981 Chaptered Legislation. ~'he resolution was adopted bq the Board of Supervisors on '~uesdaq, I]ecember 15, 1981. We are forwarding this to you for your support and consideration. 5incereZy, CLA.RK A. N~LSON, COUi~iTY CLERK-RECORDER and ex-officio Clerk of th~ Butte County Board of Supexv~.sars By: Assistant Clerlc to the Board Encl. uACRAMENTO OFFICE STATE CAPITOL _, SACFtANIENTO. CAI:IFpRf~IA 9581 rl (916) 445-6747 OI$TRIGT pFF1GfiS 555 REd LIN~O AVE.. NO. 214 CHICO, CALIFORiV[A 95926 (gts] 3a5-6107 819-6TH STREET. No. S MARYSVILLE, CALIFLJRNIA 95901 (9E6] 7A3-5828 3609 6ECFiELLI LN., SU1TE O 12~PPIM13G, CAI.IFORNIA 96002 (976] 2446Otl6 ~tttte ~en~#ur RAYJOHNSON FIRST SENATE OISTAICT STANa]NG COMMITTEES '" Ru~.es VICE CHAIRMAN TRANSPORTATION VICE CHAIRMAN AGRiGUI.TURE A1V[J WpTER RESOIfACES IN~USTRIAL RELATIDNS NATLIRAL RESOLIRCES A1V~ WILDLIFE JOINT COMMiTTEES FA3R ALLOCATION AND CLASSIFICA7[ON SELECT GOMMITTEES FOREST LAN~ ISSUES GHAIRMAN RURAL ISSUES MEMBER, WESY~AN S7A7E5 FORE5TliY TASN FORCE ,i:3~#S"tFi#.1 l.]1' ...,. .... .. .. v.~ f , ~ r . . . „ January ~.5 , 19 S 2 ~R~l~~i-[.~~ ~~~[~C~PiV`l~ T(~: COUNTY BnARDS 0~' SUPFRVISORS AND CITY CCILTIC'~~~5 IN THF FIRST SFN~ITF 17ISTRICT FR~?Q: SETIATnR R~IY JOf~NSnAT Several Iacal officia~.s in the ~'irst S~nate District have cantacted me ~eeently concerning the faa.Zure o£ the Lea3slature ta provide f~nding when imposi.ng new mandates on 1aca1 gov~rr~m~nts, a violation of the rrovisions a.n Proposition 4. I agree tha~ tha~s is a sPrious prob~em and ~eel ~hat the rpcent court action ~aken by the Count_y Su~erva.sars ~ssociation i.s prabably justified. I am particularly hope~u~. that thA court action will force mv coll.eagues here in th~ Leqislatur~ to be more carPful and discrim,znati.ng when in'troducing and votinr~ on m~asures i~hich aff.ect local governments. It would be especiaZlx effective if the result of ~.he court action was a re-orderinq of }~riarities so that the state would be ~.ess eaqer to inter~'ere and intexvene in the affa~.rs o£ locai governments. T believe my leqi.slative recara shaws clear~.y that I have aZways been a£irm b~~~ever i.n local con~rol. Yau can he assur~ed this wi31 not change. I have little daubt that a~]. too many of the problems ana deZays ~hat occur hetween the state and locaJ. qovernments hanpen bPCause the state is in~rolved in a.ffairs which can be hand~.ed more ~fficiently ana effectively by locaZ entiti.es. As always, ~lease know that ~ appreczate being kept in~ormed of the views and conc~rns of your comm RJ.m7n BUTFE GOLIfSA GLENN f~FEVA~A I~LAGER PLUMAS SISKIYdU SUTFER T~HAMA LASSEIV SHA5TA 7RINITY i naonoc S{ERRA YUBA