11394i RESOLUTION NO. 11 , X94
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3 A RESOLUTION TO URGE THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO
4 APPROVE HOMELAND SECURITY LEGISLATION IN ORDER TO
5 FUND FIRST RESPONDER PROGRAMS IN THE FRONT LINE OF
6 HOMELAND DEFENSE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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s WHEREAS, the terrorists attacks on the United States of September 11, 2001,
9 have changed life throughout the Nation, and have robbed Americans of their sense of
10 security, and
11 WHEREAS, the attacks have far reaching implications for'all cities an towns and
12 their first responders now on the front lines of hometown defense, and
13 WHEREAS, cities have shouldered the full financial burden for hometown
14 security at a cost of approximately $3 billion since September, 2001, and
15 WHEREAS, at significant cost to local taxpayers across America, cities have met
16 their many new hometown security challenges by updating their emergency plans to
17 meet multiple new threats such as dirty bombs, biological and chemical weapons,
is taking on security duties at commercial airports, identifying and assessing their
19 vulnerabilities, and improving collaboration, communication and information sharing
20 within their regions and with the state and federal governments, and
21 WHEREAS, cities cannot carry this new financial burden alone much longer and
22 continue to maintain other essential local services without raising local taxes or cutting
23 services, and
24 WHEREAS, a recent National League of Cities survey shows that, for the first
25 time since 1992, a majority of cities are less able to meet their financial needs because of
26 a fall off in revenues due to the economic downturn and the surge in spending for
27 hometown security, and
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1 WHEREAS, Congress and the President have squandered a rare moment of
2 bipartisan unity by failing to act decisively on federal homeland security coordination
3 and funding,
4 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
5 THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
6 Section 1. The Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, joins the
7 National League of Cities' Hometown Security Day to draw attention to the essential
8 role of America's cities and towns as the front line of homeland defense and the urgent
9 need for a true federal -local partnership to carry out this new responsibility.
10 Section 2. The Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, joints
11 the National League of Cities in urging Congress and the President to work out their
12 differences and pass a homeland security bill now to provide a federal framework for a
13 unified and coordinated response to terrorism.
14 Section 3. The Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, urges
15 Congress, with the full support of the President, to finalize immediately 2003 funding
16 for homeland security, particularly the $3.5 billion promised for first responders and the
17 $22 million per month reimbursement promised to cities and towns for providing local
18 law enforcement at the nations commercial airports.
19 ADOPTED: October 16, 2001
20 ATTEST: APPROVED:
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23 Nan& Woo , City Clerk J ailey, Mayor
24 APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
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27 Thomas M. Carpenter, City Attorney
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TO: Jim Dailey - Mayor - • 090ctO2 2012 EST FROM: *ONAL LEAGUE OF C
Ensuring Hometown Security
(Draft City Council Resolution)
WHEREAS, the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 have changed life throughout the
Nation, and robbed Americans of their sense of security;
WHEREAS, the attacks have far reaching implications for all cities and towns and their
first responders now on the front lines of hometown defense;
WHEREAS, cities have shouldered the full financial burden for hometown security at a
cost of approximately $3 billion since September 2001;
WHEREAS, at significant cost to local taxpayers across America, cities have met their
many new hometown security challenges by updating their emergency plans to meet
multiple new threats such as dirty bombs, biological and chemical weapons, taking on
security duties at commercial airports, identifying and assessing their vulnerabilities, and
improving collaboration, communication and information sharing within their regions
and with state and federal government;
WHEREAS, cities cannot carry this new financial burden alone much longer and
continue to maintain other essential local services without raising local taxes or cutting
services;
WHEREAS, a recent National League of Cities survey shows that, for the first time since
1992, a majority of cities are less able to meet their financial needs because of a fall off in
revenues due to the economic downturn and the surge in spending for hometown
security;
WHEREAS, Congress and the President have squandered a rare moment of bipartisan
unity by failing to act decisively on federal homeland security coordination and funding;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the city of endorses the National
League of Cities' Hometown Security Day to draw attention to the essential role of
America's cities and towns as the front line of homeland defense and the urgent need for
a true federal -local partnership to carry out this new responsibility; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the city of joins the National League of
Cities in urging Congress and the President to work out their differences and pass a
homeland security bill now to provide a federal framework for a unified and coordinated
response to terrorism; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the city of urges Congress, with the full
support of the President, to finalize immediately 2003 funding for homeland security,
particularly the $3.5 billion promised for first responders and the $22 million per month
reimbursement promised to cities and towns for providing local law enforcement at the
nation's commercial airports.
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