HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2015 (34) Resolution No. 34 (2015)
ST RO .,, Y TY RESOLUTION SUPPORTING CONSTITUTIONAL
' �' AMENDMENT PROHIBITING NONFISCAL MATTERS IN
STATE BUDGET
1 WHEREAS, the State Budget is established through the passage of the biennial budget
2 bill; and
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4 WHEREAS, the State Budget is proposed by the Governor; and
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6 WHEREAS, the budget bill is one piece of legislation that Wisconsin lawmakers are
7 required to adopt every two years; and
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9 WHEREAS, the State budget bill should be limited to issues that affect the State's
10 finances, including how the State raises revenue and how the State spends money, including
11 what services the State provides; and
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13 WHEREAS, the 2015-2017 budget included over 100 items that were nonfiscal in nature;
14 and
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16 WHEREAS, using the Wisconsin budget bill to pass items not related to the State budget
17 is not new, but has increased over the past several budget cycles; and
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19 WHEREAS, the 2015-2017 budget bill included such items unrelated to finances as:
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21 1. Revising the State's shoreland zoning law by eliminating a county's ability to
22 adopt stronger protections than the state minimum in shorelands to protect the water.
23 2. Removing the requirement that gives employees at least one day off per week.
24 and;
25 3. Modifying teacher licensure requirements.
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27 WHEREAS, many of the nonfiscal items were inserted at the last minute into the 2015-
28 2017 budget before being passed, through adoption of Omnibus Motion 999, by the legislature's
29 Joint Finance Committee; and
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31 WHEREAS, including nonfiscal items in the budget makes it more difficult to determine
32 which legislator put forth the original proposal and therefore makes it difficult to hold lawmakers
33 accountable; and
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35 WHEREAS, the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors supports an amendment to the
36 Wisconsin Constitution prohibiting nonfiscal items in the biennial budget bill.
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38 THEREFORE, be it resolved that the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors does hereby
39 support the adoption of an amendment to the Wisconsin Constitution prohibiting nonfiscal items
40 in the biennial budget bill.
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42 FURTHER be it resolved that a copy of this resolution shall be sent by the County Clerk
43 to area representatives of the Wisconsin Legislature and all Wisconsin County Clerks.
Legal—Fiscal—Administrative Approvals:
Legal Note: None
Fiscal Impact: None
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09/16/15 Administration Committee NO ACTION
RESULT: NO ACTION
09/23/15 Administration Committee APPROVED
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RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Travis Schachtner, Chair
SECONDER: Jill Ann Berke, Supervisor
AYES: Schachtner, Sjoberg, Berke, Kiesler, Achterhof
Vote Confirmation.
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St. Croix County Board of Supervisors Action:
Roll Call -Vote Requirement— Majority of Supervisors Present
RESULT: ADOPTED [16 TO 2]
MOVER: Travis Schachtner, Supervisor
SECONDER: Jill Ann Berke, Supervisor
AYES: Schachtner, Ring, Novotny, Sjoberg, Koch, Nelson, Berke, Ostness, Larson,
Hansen, Kiesler, Peterson, Anderson, Achterhof, Leibfried, Peavey
NAYS: Chris Kilber, Andy Brinkman
ABSENT: Christopher Babbitt
This Resolution was Adopted by the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors on October 6, 2015
Cindy Campbell, County Clerk