ULCT Advocacy, Engagement, and Operations Report
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UTAH LEAGUE OF CITIES AND TOWNS ADVOCACY OPERATIONS 2020REPORT LEGISLATIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS SUMMARY OF FINANCES In anticipation of a possibly tumultuous FY 2021, the League Board of Directors took several measures to 2021 Guided by our Policy Prism and legislative ensure financial sustainability. For the first time in at least the last decade,the League froze membership dues—our ADVOCACY, ENGAGEMENT, ULCT works each day to represent the interests of Utah’s principles, largest source of revenue—at the previous year’s levels, helping our members to brace for the unknown economic im- cities and towns. These are highlights of our accomplishments during the 2021 pact of the pandemic. Management froze staff salaries and established contingency funds for unforeseen costs that & OPERATIONS legislative session. could arise throughout the fiscal year. Established Love, Listen, Lead Task Force between the League and the Thanks to the fiscal responsibility of League leadership over the last four years, we have completed a series of clean Utah Chiefs of Police Association- worked on concepts that resulted in EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE audits and have renewed our commitment to transparency, compliance, and best practices. We have also increased 245 24 bills revenue from corporate sponsors by 25% during that time, including an increase this past year despite the lack of BILLS TRACKED LAST Partnered with the State of Utah and Wasatch Front Regional Council in-person events. We’ve also focused resources toward our core missions of legislative advocacy and training. This ULCT Advocacy, Engagement, and Operations Report LEGISLATIVE SESSION for historic infrastructure investment (HB 433) and coordinated planning We now look ahead to the “new normal” and how the League can continue perform at the levels our members ex- is a snapshot of League services for the year 2020 and the first quarter of 2021. Your investment in the League assures your city or town is represented around FrontRunner stations (SB 217) pect in a political environment increasingly hostile to local government. in a strong collective voice as policy is made at the state and federal level. Activated membership through daily emails, weekly updates, and For example, the scope and impact of the Utah State Legislature have doubled in the last decade. The Office of Leg- Your membership brings a wealth of resources to help manage and shape the legislative action calls (52 legislative emails sent to ULCT members) islative Research and General Counsel has doubled the number of attorneys since 2008 and the number of annual future of your community. While the past year has been challenging for us all, bills that ULCT has worked on since then has also doubled. During that same time, the ULCT legislative staff has only the League ramped up efforts to bring information, additional resources, and ULCT’S LEGISLATIVE PRINCIPLES Fought off more than20 bills that would have preempted local control, increased by the equivalent of one FTE. ULCT relies on our “extended family” of city managers and city attorneys but including land use authority over billboards, development fees, short- even new funding to your community. many of them are nearing retirement. COL term rentals, and permitting processes During the pandemic, ULCT: RE As such, the ULCT Board and management are examining how to best meet our long-term advocacy objectives. SPECT Increased virtual participation in weekly ULCT Legislative Policy LAB For the upcoming fiscal year, the Board will consider unfreezing the dues formula factors. The Board also will consider f Froze membership dues in April 2020 to minimize the impact on Committee meetings during legislative sessions with opportunities for ORA implementing a minimum dues amount to help fund the legal Q&A services previously provided by the retired David members at the peak uncertainty during the pandemic OUT weighted input from ALL Utah cities and towns COMES TION Church, which our smaller members utilize to the greatest extent. These steps will enhance the League’s financial sus- f Started regular COVID-19 town halls with then-Lt. Governor Advocated for federal and state legislation for COVID-19 recovery tainability and capacity to provide the services that our members expect. 248 Spencer Cox, Sen. Mitt Romney, and other key leaders (29 in all) working to assure entire 45% of CARES Act funding was shared with ULCT MEMBERS STRONG local government f Advocated successfully for every city and town to receive CARES Act dollars in the aggregate of $221 million (many states didn’t Maintain a clearinghouse on ULCT website of information on: f Property Evaluation share any money with their municipalities) How ULCT looks Intergovernmental Advocacy, State Resources, Federal Resources, (0.0000038%) at legislation COVID-19 Communications, Partner Organization Resources, Conducting f Population f Fought off legislation that would have preempted local control over billboards, permits, short-term through our Public Business, Communication Tools PROPOSED ULCT FY 2022 (0.022%) rentals, and development fees and found consensus on many public safety bills policy prism DUES COMPOSITION Enhanced data collection, engagement, and training fostering f Sales Tax Revenue I am proud to work with an exemplary board, outstanding staff, and the fine members of this organization. partnerships with USU, Utah Foundation, Y2Analytics, and more (00095%) We value your engagement. Afterall, the strength of the League is the membership- you! f $500 Minimum Sincerely, Does it respect the traditional role of 40% 31% 28% 1% local government in solving a problem? Is the bill a one-size-fits all approach or 1 Does the bill result in an unfunded Cameron Brady Diehl 2 does it respect that every city is unique? 3 or unworkable mandate on cities? UTAH LEAGUE OF CITIES AND TOWNS ADVOCACY OPERATIONS 2020REPORT LEGISLATIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS SUMMARY OF FINANCES In anticipation of a possibly tumultuous FY 2021, the League Board of Directors took several measures to 2021 Guided by our Policy Prism and legislative ensure financial sustainability. For the first time in at least the last decade,the League froze membership dues—our ADVOCACY, ENGAGEMENT, ULCT works each day to represent the interests of Utah’s principles, largest source of revenue—at the previous year’s levels, helping our members to brace for the unknown economic im- cities and towns. These are highlights of our accomplishments during the 2021 pact of the pandemic. Management froze staff salaries and established contingency funds for unforeseen costs that & OPERATIONS legislative session. could arise throughout the fiscal year. Established Love, Listen, Lead Task Force between the League and the Thanks to the fiscal responsibility of League leadership over the last four years, we have completed a series of clean Utah Chiefs of Police Association- worked on concepts that resulted in EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE audits and have renewed our commitment to transparency, compliance, and best practices. We have also increased 245 24 bills revenue from corporate sponsors by 25% during that time, including an increase this past year despite the lack of BILLS TRACKED LAST Partnered with the State of Utah and Wasatch Front Regional Council in-person events. We’ve also focused resources toward our core missions of legislative advocacy and training. This ULCT Advocacy, Engagement, and Operations Report LEGISLATIVE SESSION for historic infrastructure investment (HB 433) and coordinated planning We now look ahead to the “new normal” and how the League can continue perform at the levels our members ex- is a snapshot of League services for the year 2020 and the first quarter of 2021. Your investment in the League assures your city or town is represented around FrontRunner stations (SB 217) pect in a political environment increasingly hostile to local government. in a strong collective voice as policy is made at the state and federal level. Activated membership through daily emails, weekly updates, and For example, the scope and impact of the Utah State Legislature have doubled in the last decade. The Office of Leg- Your membership brings a wealth of resources to help manage and shape the legislative action calls (52 legislative emails sent to ULCT members) islative Research and General Counsel has doubled the number of attorneys since 2008 and the number of annual future of your community. While the past year has been challenging for us all, bills that ULCT has worked on since then has also doubled. During that same time, the ULCT legislative staff has only the League ramped up efforts to bring information, additional resources, and ULCT’S LEGISLATIVE PRINCIPLES Fought off more than20 bills that would have preempted local control, increased by the equivalent of one FTE. ULCT relies on our “extended family” of city managers and city attorneys but including land use authority over billboards, development fees, short- even new funding to your community. many of them are nearing retirement. COL term rentals, and permitting processes During the pandemic, ULCT: RE As such, the ULCT Board and management are examining how to best meet our long-term advocacy objectives. SPECT Increased virtual participation in weekly ULCT Legislative Policy LAB For the upcoming fiscal year, the Board will consider unfreezing the dues formula factors. The Board also will consider f Froze membership dues in April 2020 to minimize the impact on Committee meetings during legislative sessions with opportunities for ORA implementing a minimum dues amount to help fund the legal Q&A services previously provided by the retired David members at the peak uncertainty during the pandemic OUT weighted input from ALL Utah cities and towns COMES TION Church, which our smaller members utilize to the greatest extent. These steps will enhance the League’s financial sus- f Started regular COVID-19 town halls with then-Lt. Governor Advocated for federal and state legislation for COVID-19 recovery tainability and capacity to provide the services that our members expect.