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<br /> ~ <br /> - <br /> transition to more attractive and . Permit fees and other cost transfer -- <br /> fiscally sound pension programs elements of federal and state <br /> such as dermed contribution programs do not provide an - <br /> plans. incentive for environmental agency I <br /> efficiency, policy prioritization, or <br /> . Fully consider public employers' risk assessment. <br /> financial and operational impacts I <br /> in any workplace legislation such Solutions: <br /> as health reform, public safety, <br /> and OSHA. . Cities should not be required to I <br /> comply with any unfunded <br /> mandate. <br /> SD-3. Environmental I <br /> Protection . Permit fees should be limited to <br /> fifty percent of the agency's direct I <br /> Problem: State and federal operating costs. <br /> environmental programs are improperly . A comprehensive effort to <br /> designed to meet their stated goals, and I <br /> impose an undue burden on local consolidate, reorganize, and <br /> governments because of a lack of manage state and federal ,. <br /> federal or state financial assistance. environmental programs should be <br /> The refusal to finance these programs required. <br /> by the governments which pass them I <br /> has eliminated an essential restraining SD-4. Absentee Voting <br /> feature in program design and <br /> implementation. I <br /> Problem: Absentee voting is overly <br /> Specific problems include: complicated and results in rejection of <br /> significant numbers of ballots, while I <br /> . Fragmented program adoption and adding to local administrative <br /> implementation does not ensure responsibilities. I <br /> prioritization of environmental <br /> matters or the establishment of Solution: Absentee voting <br /> comprehensive environmental procedures can be streamlined and I <br /> protection strategies. made more "user friendly." <br /> Adopting reforms proposed in the <br /> . "One size fits all" implementation 1993-94 legislative session will I <br /> programs force remedial efforts by increase the number of ballots <br /> local governments for nonexistent returned as well as the number that I <br /> environmental problems. are accepted. In addition, reforms <br /> will decrease current local .. <br /> administrative burdens and costs. <br /> 1995 City Policies 5 I <br />