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Home My WebLink About1981 05 18 Regular \ Bay, Brevard, ~ranklin, Glades, Gulf, Hardy, -Hendry, Hernando, Highlands, Indian River, Lake, liberty, Marion, Okaloosa, Okeechobee, Pasco, Polk (other than Lakeland City), St. Lucie, . Sumter, Taylor and Washington. In addition to the above county-wide areas, the following three cities are eligible areas: West Palm Beach, Miami and Miami Beach. We suggest that if your city is interest- ed in assisting businesses within your community in securing the above-type contracts, that you contact your Chamber of Commerce, downtown merchants associations, downtown development authorities and local press to make sure that they can assist In publicizing the program. The pur- chases to be targeted will not be missiles or tanks but products like toothbrushes, shoes and sunglasses, that can be supplied by small and medium.sized businesses: For more information about the pro. gram, please contact either the Florida league of Cities' office or Mr. Daniel Gill, Defense Logistics Agency (2021274.6471 ). -0-0-0- . A MODEST - IF ONLY TEMPO. RARY - RISE IN FEDERAL AID TO STATES AND LOCALITIES RE- CORDED - According to ~ new Ad- ministration report, federal aid to states and localities rose by 10.4% in fiscal year 1980, from $82.9 billion in FY 79 to $91.5 bill ion. Modest in- creases in federal aid recorded in reo cent years represent a marked slow- down from the dramatic jumps of the not-too-distant past. The growth of the federal aid system over the past 20 years was compiled by the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Re- lations. The compilation portrays, federal aid to states and localities increased by an annual average rate of 16% over the 1974-78 period. If President Reagan's ,. budget revisions are adopted, however, the rate of increase from FY 1978 to '1981 should decline considerably to 6.7%. The Administration's FY 1982 budget calls tor an absolute decline of 8.5% in federal .lid to states and localities. e The rise in federal flows in FY 1980 :;temmed from increases in a number of large programs, some of which are now slated for significant cut-backs: Medi Cd id payments were up $1.5 bill- ion; highway trust fund outlays, $2 billion; urban mass transit assistance programs, ~738 million; employment and training assistance, $804 million; and the Department of Health and HlH1H 1"! Sf.'fvicps' rna intenJ!,!<:I> 'ls5ist- ance programs, $796 million. The Ur- ban Development Action Grant pro- gram got off the ground in FY 80 and outlays rose by $151 million. Local Public Works, a temporary anti- recessionary program to stimulate em- ployment, neared completion with a $1.3 billion decrease in funding from the previous year. e Due to increases in intergovernmental aid, federal grants as a percentage of state and local receipts from their own sources continued to hover around 30% as they have over the past several years. Indicative of the fiscal health of the states Jnd local governments, accord- ing to ACIR calculations, are their own-source receipts which climbed by only 9.2% in FY 80. This was the smallest increase since 1966 .....ith thc exception of the 1974 and 1975 rc('es- sion ye<lrs when state and local govern- ment own-source revenues also grew slowly. The recent release, Federal Aid to States Fiscal Year 1980, is published annually by the U.s. Department of the Treasury. Copies may he obtained from Treasury's Fiscal Service, Bureau of Government Financial Operations, Division of Government Account< and Reports. As a service, the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Re- lations distributes the report to those on its mailing list only and issues this press release. . ACI R is the national, bipartisan com- mission established by the Congress in 1959 to monitor intergovernmental relations and make recommendations for change. Its membership includes federal, state and local elected and appointed officials and private citi- zens. -0-0-0- HOUSE BUDGET COMMITTEE CUT '1 IN GENERAL REVENUE SHARING _ Last week the House Budget Com- mittee approved its First Budget Reso- lution for FY 1982, which includes a $350 million cut in the $4.6 hillion general revenue sharing program. The Housc is now in recess, scht'duled to resume work on April 27. Upon its return, it is expected to take up the budget resolution adopted last week by the Budget Committee. Con- sequently. city officials have nearly two weeks to contact their Represent- atives concerning this proposed cut in GRS. All members of the House from your district should be contacted and urged to support an amendment to the First Budget Resolution for FY 1981 restor- ing $350 million for GRS. Str('ss the following points: (1) Local governments are hCJrin~ a sub~tantial portion of the program cuts recommended by the President - in housing, community and eColnomic development, transportat.ion .1Od en- vironmental programs. GRS funds are the only "no strings attached" source of federal funds for cities, enabling them to use the funds to make up for deficits resulting from cutb.leks in these and other programs. It i, unfair to rut GRS funds in the ,urrent budget situation. (2) Since GRS was extendcd hy the Congress late last year for a three-year period, cities have already hud~etcd or are now budgeting the use of these funds in FY 1982. Approval of the Budget Committee's ClIt by the House, which could result in a long deadlock with the Senate, would produce un- certainty for thousands of local budget decisions. All members of the House should be urged to support an amendment to restore $350 million to the GRS program. Any additional information contact Kathryn Blossman, Inter- national Systems Incorporated. Atlanta, Georgia, phone: 1-800/241-1852. -0-0-0- ~ ~4 >I- ~ .~ Ii cvL(~ J-fr; ~d'1' ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINIONS TO: Arthur M. Birken, City Attorney, City of Tamarac. * R . MUNICIPAL COD EN MENT BOARD ACT - jurisdiction of code en. 'tlm:ement board; optional prosecution of violations in county court, limitations on; appeals by municip:lIity from orders of enforcement board, unauthorized. Ch. 80-300, laws of Florida; Sub.section 166.051 - 166.062, F .5. (1980 Supp.). SUMMARY: Until JeJ,lislatively or judicially determined otherwise, I am of the opinlolt that: III Unce a municip.t1ity has created a code enforcement board under the Municipal Code Enforcement Boards Act, it does not retain any option of prosecuting or causing the prosecution of a violator of any of the technical codes enumerated in Section 166.052, F.S. (191'0 Supp.), In the county court. (3) A municipality is not authorized by the Municipal Code Enfnrcement Boards Act to take an appeal by certiorari in the circuit court from a ruling or order of its code enforcement board entered in the enforce- ment proceedings provided for in that act. 0.81-25; April 1 0, 1981. TO: Carlos Lidsky, City Attorney, City of Sweetwater. RE: MUNICIPALITIES - in the absence of a speeiallaw or municipal charter pro\lision providin~ otherwise, city council may create by ordinance without a referendum a posi. tion of city manaj!er or administrator re- sponsible to the J,:overning body. Section 166.021(1) and (4), F.S.; Art. VIIl. see.. 2(b), Fla. Const. SUMMARY: I am therefore of the con- elusion that, in the absence of any special law or charter fltherwise providing, the Iloverning body of the City of Sweetwater may create by ordinance, without a referendum, the J",\ition of City Adminis- trator or City M~nager responsible to the city council and nflt to the mayor. 081.28; April 20, 19R1. POSITION OPEN PANAMA CITY - CITY MANAGER - Pop. Approximately 40,000; 5-member commission; salMY commensurate with qualifications and experience. Fringe ben~ fits. Experience in city fcounty government desirable. Send resume to City Commission, Panama City, P. O. Box 1880, Panama City Fl 32401. . ...........~~