1971/05/03 City Council Resolution (7)RESOLUTION NO. 71 -56
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
EXPRESSING ITS STRONG OPPOSITION TO THE ENACTMENT OF
SENATE BILL 333 BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 333 has been introduced in the Senate of
the State of California; and
WHEREAS, such Senate Bill would, if enacted, remove policemen
and firemen from the provisions of the Meyers - Milias -Brown Act,
Government Code Sections 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 govern-
ment, 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 COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROHNERT PARK:
That the City of Rohnert Park is strongly opposed to the
enactment of Senate Bill 333 for the reasons hereinabove cited;
and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk be and he is
hereby directed to send copies of this resolution to Governor
Ronald Reagan, Senator Randolph Collier, Assemblyman William
Bagley, and the League of California Cities.
DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED this 3rd day of May, 1971.
'Deputy Cit Clerk
AYES: (5) Buchanan, Roberts, Rogers, Smith, and Hopkins
NOES: (0) None
ABSENT: (0) None
APPROVED:
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Mayor