HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION - 20-15 - 4/28/2015 - TURNAROUND AGENDARESOLUTION NO. 20-15
A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE "TURNAROUND AGENDA" FOR LOCAL
GOVERNMENT EMPOWERMENT AND REFORM
WHEREAS, municipal government is the closest unit of Illinois government to their
residents and thereby the most responsive; and
WHEREAS, municipalities are front-line providers of critical government services to
residents and these services include police and fire protection, snow removal, refuse collection,
infrastructure, water, sewer and utility services among countless others; and
WHEREAS, unfunded mandates including the imposition of excessive pension benefits,
prevailing wage requirements, workers' compensation laws, injury apportionment and
impairment laws, and certain labor laws and other such unfunded mandates have dramatically
and materially increased the costs to local taxpayers by billions of dollars; and
WHEREAS, addressing these matters will, through reducing the cost of providing local
necessary and essential government services, reduce the burden on local taxpayers, including
reducing the burden of property taxes and fees; and
WHEREAS; granting local elected officials and voters at the local level the choice to
create local empowerment zones may assist in making Illinois more attractive for future business
investment and enhanced job growth; and
WHEREAS, while local empowerment zones may not be the appropriate decision for
every community, the Village of Elk Grove is supportive of allowing voters and local officials,
who are in the best position to understand their local issues, to determine the future direction of
their community.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Village of Elk Grove Village
strongly endorses major reforms in State government achieved through aspects of Governor
Rauner's Turnaround Agenda that will encourage local control, reduce costs on local
governments, and increase competitiveness in our and surrounding communities.
VOTE: AYES: 6 NAYS: 0 ABSENT: 0
PASSED this 28" day of April 2015.
APPROVED this 281" day of April 2015.
APPROVED:
Mayor Craig B. Johnson
Village of Elk Grove Village
ATTEST:
Judith M. Keegan, Village Clerk
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