Show Rebuttal to Arguments Against Arguments Vote “NO" on this proposal Send a message hat k to the Legislature that the citizens desire a more palatable against Proposition A'o 2 proposal (or proposals) for consideration in 1986 Presently there are two sessions of 60 days and 20 days for a total of Ml days actual session time In addition there are Spe ial Session provisions This new proposal allows for two annual Even the opponents of Proposition 2 agree the budget session should be eliminated: When Proposition 2 was presented to the legislature there was almost unanimous agreement that the constitution needed to be amended to eliminate budget sessions The only debate centered on the sessions of 45 days each length for a total of 90 days of ad ual session time The Special Session provisions still remain What will be gained from the extra and more costly 10 days? Would it not be just as well without the extra and more costly III days? of annual sessions Without Proposition 2 the legislature would be forced to continue with the outdated and lest rictive Budget Session Virtually everyone agrees that this situation would not be in the best interests of Utah An legislature! would prefer a better solution In this proposal to reduce General Session to 45 days isn't this an the present admission that the responsibilities of the Legislature can be just as effective in 45 days as it can In in 60 days? The only real change necessary would be in the 20 day "Budget” Session But there is NO good reason for an be addressed in hurried legislative sessions Changes to the should not just address current problems but should also anticipate future needs Adding an additional 10 constitution days every two years is a reasonable effective legislature costly 10 days total time In my opinion the Legislature should propose not more than 40 day annual sessions totaling 80 days for citizen approval in 19H6 additional 2 extra ten days is a small price for a more effective Compared to other western states Utah’s legislature meets for a very short time Arizona for example has average legislative sessions totalling 200 days every two years! Our legislature meets only 80 days The problems facing Utah and the Utah Legislature are far too complex to There is merit to eliminating the present 20 day misnamed “Budget" Session But why pay a very high price? Send a message back to the Legislature that you the citizen way to provide for a more The cost of Proposition 2 is very small! The opponents of Proposition 2 claim it will increase legislative expenditures It is true that the additional days will cost money However any increased cost is very small At present operating levels it represents less than 2 of the budget of of the overall state the legislature and less than 001 Including the newly adopted Legislators’ salary schedule which now can be changed up or down (usually up) without further voter approval the daily Legislative session cost will average about $13000 The ten extra days will cost the taxpayers about $130000 additionally would suggest that other priorities such as education housing utilities daycare centers and medicare can gain from the savings budget! The cost of hurried legislation and unmet problems is much higher days as provided in this new proposal may possibly allow for more bills to consider more taxes more restrictions less freedom Are these what you want? If Senator Glade M Sowards Chairman Senate Rules Committee 380 West 100 South OTE 3 Ten additional “FOR" PROPOSITION 2! not Vernal Utah 84078 Insist upon the Legislature's presenting other proposals in 1986 for citizen consideration Proposals of two 40 day annual sessions totaling 80 days would be just as appropriate In fact because of the “hectic hoopla" of the regular session Representative Franklin W Knowlton House Chairman Executive Appropriations Committee Box study committees can more effectively consider legislation between sessions These could be handled at less cost to taxpayers because there are no additional staff interim Layton Utah requirements Vote “AGAINST" this more expensive additional 10 day proposal Nothing will be lost 9S6 is only two short years away The Legislature should ofTer belter less costly proposals for the citizen's consideration Representative Samuel S Taylor 3682 South 500 last Salt Lake City Utah Mln6 2Mi 7745 II 426 84041 |