HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 1971-6054RESOLUTION NO. 6054
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA
VISTA, EXPRESSING ITS STROIQG OPPOSITION TO THE
ENACTMENT OF SENATE BILL 333 BY THE LEGISLATURE OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
The City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby resolve
as follows:
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 333 has been introduced in the Senate of
the State of California, and
WHEREAS, said Senate Bill 333 would, if enacted, remove police-
men and firemen from the provisions of the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act,
Government Code Section 3500 et seq., and
WHEREAS, said Senate Bill would impose compulsory and binding
arbitration of wages, hours and other conditions of employment for
policemen and firemen, and
WHEREAS, such compulsory arbitration would be by a third party
not elected or appointed within the framework of government process and
not responsive to the desires of the electorate, thereby effecting a
drastic and unjustifiable change in a vital principle of democratic
government, and
WHEREAS, the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act, now in force, provides
an effective and binding procedure, within the framework of government,
for meeting, conferring and arriving at a mutually satisfactory agreement
between government employers and employees in the event of labor disputes,
and
WHEREAS, the benefits of the said Meyers-Milias-Brown Act are
available with respect to policemen and firemen and all other governmental
employees without regard to arbitrary classification or distinction.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City
of Chula Vista that the City of Chula Vista is strongly opposed to the
enactment of Senate Bill 333 for the reasons hereinabove cited.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk be, and she is hereby
directed to send certified copies of this resolution to all members of
the legislative delegation of the County of San Diego.
Presen d by Approved as to r y
-~-~:~~;.- r
Thomas D. Hamilt n, Jr., Ma or George D. Lindberg, City Attorney
ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the CITY COUNCIL of the C1:TY OF' CHULA
VISTA, CALIFORNIA, this 18th day of ~y
foxlowing vote, to-wit:
19 71 by the
AYES : Councilmen Scott, Hobel, Hamilton, Hyde, Egdahl
NAPES: Councilmen None
ABSENT : CounC~ Imen None
~yor of the City cf Chula V~.
ATT ES ~~ _
City Cle k
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DlECO ~~ ss.
CIT~L OE CHULA VISTA
I„ JENNLE M FULASZ- City Clerk cf the Crty of Chula Vista
California,: DO HEREBY CERTIFY that t~'ie above and toreg~~nU ~s a ~xl~.
true and correct copy of and th~_t the
same has ~.ot been amended or repealed,
DATED-
Ca~ty Clerk