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A stopped clock is right twice a day--so is Jerry Brown.
"But Brown's proposal has also signaled other fundamental changes in the relationship between state and local governments, specifically in the mandate system, in which local governments apply for reimbursements for enacting specialized services that are ordered by state lawmakers.
Brown's budget calls for suspending most mandates not related to public safety or property taxes for at least one year – a move that has been used to save hundreds of millions in other budget cycles. But it also goes one step further, calling for a sweeping review of existing mandates by the Legislature in preparation for next year's budget."
Actually we do not need Jerry to provide new legislation. Current legislation on ALL mandates say that if the State does not pay, local agencies do not have to perform "mandated" activities".
Local government violates the law when they perform with no expectation of being reimbursed. As I have said before, government is incompetent, corrupt or both.
End the mandates--if the State wants something done, then the State should do it and not force others to waste their tax dollars on the whims of union/special interest owned denizens of Sacramento.
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"But Brown's proposal has also signaled other fundamental changes in the relationship between state and local governments, specifically in the mandate system, in which local governments apply for reimbursements for enacting specialized services that are ordered by state lawmakers.
Brown's budget calls for suspending most mandates not related to public safety or property taxes for at least one year – a move that has been used to save hundreds of millions in other budget cycles. But it also goes one step further, calling for a sweeping review of existing mandates by the Legislature in preparation for next year's budget."
Actually we do not need Jerry to provide new legislation. Current legislation on ALL mandates say that if the State does not pay, local agencies do not have to perform "mandated" activities".
Local government violates the law when they perform with no expectation of being reimbursed. As I have said before, government is incompetent, corrupt or both.
End the mandates--if the State wants something done, then the State should do it and not force others to waste their tax dollars on the whims of union/special interest owned denizens of Sacramento.
More...