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RESOLUTION N0. 4749
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF TI3E CITY OF CHULA VISTA
OPPOSING THE AMENDMENT OF THE BROtiti'N ACT, AS PROPOSED BY
ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 202
The City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby resolve
as follows:
W~IEREAS, Assembly Bill No. 202 was approved by the Assembly
Committee on Government Organization on March 19, 1968, wYlich bill
provides for the following addition to the Ralph A4. Brown Act:
"As used in this chapter, "legislative body" also includes,
but is not limited to, any advisory agency, board, commis-ion,
committee or other advisory body of a local agency, created
by charter, ordinance, resolution, adoption of a motion, or
by any other action of the local agency, and where public
funds, facilities, ecxuipment, materials, supplies or per-
sonnel are used in connection with tre work of such advisory
body."
and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of_ Chula Vista has
heretofore gone on record opposing any amendment to the Brown Act
which would constitute further unnecessary restriction on the conduct
of the public business, as expressed in Resolution No. 3585, as follows:
"WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Chula Vista
fully respects the right of the public to complete infor-
mation regarding the conduct of the people's business and
has always adhered to the policy of open and public meet-
ings of the Council and Committees with full disclosure
to the public of the deliberations and actions of said
bodies, and
"WHEREAS, the present provision of the Government Code of
the State of California regulating open meetings of local
agencies is considered more than adequate to insure com-
plete disclosure to the press and to the public of govern-
mental operations, and"
WHEREAS, the proposed amendment to the Brown Act contained in
Assembly Bill 202 would create an intolerable and unnecessary burden
upon the many advisory bodies and committees meeting for single or
limited purposes.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the
City of Chula Vista does hereby oppose and object to the amendment of
the Ralph M. Brown Act, as proposed by Assembly Bill No. 202, as con-
stituting an unjust and unnecessary interference with the conduct of
the people's business, detrimental to the public interest.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Chula Vista does hereby reaffirm its belief and adherence to the policy
of open and public meetings of the City Council and of the boards and
commissions of the City, with full disclosure to the public of the
deliberations and actions of said bodies.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk of the City of Chula
Vista be, and he is hereby directed to forward certified copies of this
resolution to the Legislative Delegation of the County of San Diego.
Presented by Approved as to form by
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ADO~'TrP A?"D APt ROVED by the CIT:' COt?r?CIL of the CITE OF C~'i'Lt~ ~.!~ ~~].'ri
CALIFORi=IA, this _ 7th day or May : 19 68 , b~~ the rolle•:~ine ~.~;~~.~>,
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AYr:": Councilmer_ Sylvester, Hamilton, McCorquodale, McAllister, Scott
P'AY'~:5: Councilmen None
Ar_~~'~T: Councilmen None
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j~n, ?~rgE,.:~~ ~;ruT_'._FY that the above and foregoing is a full, Lrue and corr~~c:~_ e.:1p- :~t
and that the same has not t;e~p as..pd~ d
or rpuled,
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