2019-12-06 Legislation with Local Fiscal Impact PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
RESOLUTION # 2019-12-06
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION TO IMPROVE THE PROCESS FOR REVIEW OF
LEGISLATION WITH LOCAL FISCAL IMPACT
WHEREAS,at the Business Meeting of the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors(the"Board")held
on Tuesday,December 17,2019,in the General District Courtroom of the Edwin R. Shields Courthouse Addition,
the following Resolution was presented and adopted:
WHEREAS,each year the General Assembly considers thousands of pieces of legislation,many of which
have a significant impact on local governments; and
WHEREAS, in recognition of the need for localities to have an opportunity to review and analyze
legislation that may require additional expenditures of local funds or reduce local revenues, the Virginia Code
sets out a process for the Commission on Local Government to develop local fiscal impact statements for such
bills, with the assistance of local volunteers; and
WHEREAS, under the current process, the large volume of bills and the rapid pace of the legislative
session limit the time that is available for the review of bills with implications for local government finances; and
WHEREAS, the local volunteers, who assist with the fiscal impact review process, take on this
responsibility in addition to their regular duties, often during the same time as local budgets are being finalized;
and
WHEREAS,prior to 2010, legislation that had a local fiscal impact was required to be introduced by the
first (1St)day of the General Assembly session, which allowed some additional time for the legislation to be
reviewed by the Commission on Local Government and local Staff, but this requirement was eliminated in the
2010 session, compressing the opportunity for review of legislation in subsequent General Assembly sessions;
and
WHEREAS, additional time to review legislation would allow for a more thorough understanding of the
potential ramifications of bills affecting local finances; and
WHEREAS, a robust analysis of legislation affecting local governments benefits policymakers, as
localities work in partnership with the state to deliver critical services to Virginia residents;
THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED,that the Board expresses its support for legislation that would
provide additional time for review and analysis of legislation with a fiscal impact on localities, as well as direct
further consideration of additional ways to improve the review process.
Given under my hand this 17th day of December, 2019.
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