City Council Agenda and Packet 2019 12 19 Legislators

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2020 City of Louisville Legislative Agenda Home Rule/Local Control The City supports local control and maintaining home rule authority. In general, the City believes local problems are best addressed at the local level and the current authority and powers of municipal governments such as land use, zoning, personnel matters, sales tax, etc. should not be diminished. Local and state problems may be best addressed through collaboration. Positions: • The City urges state officials to respect Colorado's tradition of local control and allow municipal officials to address local problems without state interference. • The City supports liquor and marijuana licensing that allows for cooperation and collaboration between local and state licensing entities. • The City supports maintaining local government authority to regulate oil and gas development at the local level, and the establishment of state rules and regulations that reflect such authority. Tax and Finance Policy The City supports a fair and consistent state tax policy that respects the authority of local governments and opposes state exemptions that erode municipal sales taxes, use taxes, property taxes, and other revenue sources. Positions: • The City supports fiscally responsible government spending, but believes it is important to address the layers of constraints on state and local government budgets resulting from the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights (TABOR) and the Gallagher Amendment. • The City opposes legislation that preempts local authority to set sales tax policy and administer the collection of sales and use taxes. • The City supports the distribution of sales tax collected through local governments from e-commerce or internet sales tax proportional to where it is generated. • The City supports equitable sharing with municipalities of existing and future state revenues derived from state -collected, locally shared revenues, such as the Cigarette Tax, Highway Users Tax Fund, Lottery funds, and Marijuana tax funds. Municipal Administrative Services The City's administrative services help ensure a high -performing government, including the effective and efficient use of taxpayer funds in providing City services. This includes information technology, human resources, records management, elections, and general government administration. The City supports efforts to ensure that these services can be delivered in a transparent and cost-effective manner. Positions: • The City supports maintaining our ability to make decisions on employment issues, including compensation and benefits. • The City seeks to ensure that any state -imposed family leave programs work in conjunction with federal Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and do not cause undue financial burden to local governments.