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POSITION IN BRIEF: Support
an efficient, effective and equitable balance of responsibility
and authority among the levels of government with accountability
to the public.
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POSITIONS
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1. A rational organization of powers and functions of the several
levels of government:
a. based on economic efficiency, administrative effectiveness,
political accountability, and fiscal equity;
b. determined by a process of review and recommendation that
provides for both local andstatewide representation;
c. providing for consolidation of functions between and among
levels of government to deal with area-wide problems, and to achieve
cost savings that will not adversely affect, and wherever possible
will improve, the quality of service.
2. Flexibility for local governments when administering state authorized
and/or funded programs to determine needs, priorities, and the use
of funds, consistent with state program objectives.
3. Clear definition of legislative intent in state funded programs,
including any provision for review or termination.
4. Procedures for state review and local accountability that are
based on:
a. periodic review and evaluation of regulations;
b. reasonable reporting requirements;
c. appropriate, coordinated, and non-duplicative accounting and
auditing procedures.
5. Applications for federal funds that are consistent with state
and local priorities, when not in conflict with national goals;
and which con-sider the dependability and continuity of funding.
6. Easy identification of all federal funds in state and local
budgets.
7. Active participation by the public in state and local government,
which entails the right and responsibility to be informed, to be
heard, and to be involved not only in, but beyond elections; and
which requires that officials make decisions openly and that they
provide broadly publicized, convenient opportunities for participation
by the public in the process.
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Adopted 1981; Readopted at the last convention
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