From
Donald Postell, City Attorney
Title
Resolution establishing the city's 2016 Legislative Priorities
Presenter
Donald Postell, City Attorney
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
The Texas legislature is scheduled to convene on January 10, 2017. Among other things, the legislature will consider many measures detrimental to the City’s ability to provide services as well as desirable changed to facilitate municipal goals. It is critical that the City of Grand Prairie focus its attention on the most critical items by establishing legislative priorities. The resolution expressing those priorities is attached below and was reviewed and recommended by the Finance and Government Committee at their meeting on July 12, 2016.
Financial Consideration
The City has budgeted funds to pay Focused Advocacy to act as the City’s legislative liaison.
Body
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE CITY’S PRIORITIES IN THE 2017 LEGISLATURE
WHEREAS, beginning January 10, 2017, the legislature convenes in its biannual 140-day session; and
WHEREAS, it is always a challenge for municipalities with limited resources to prevent encroachments on local authority and correct problems with existing statutes; and
WHEREAS, is more important than ever to establish priorities among the items considered so as to maximize the cities impact.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE:
SECTION 1: THAT the City of Grand Prairie will attempt to find sponsors, provide testimony and actively work on behalf of the items in the priority category. Items in the support category will be actively supported with testimony but sponsorship will not be sought. Endorse category items will receive written support and witness support when reasonable feasible.
SECTION 2: THAT the City of Grand Prairie adopts the following list of prioritized goals:
PRIORITY
· Impose comprehensive Statewide consumer friendly regulations or authorize cities to regulate the acti...
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