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HomeMy WebLinkAbout63-067RESOLUTION NO. 63-67 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA EXPRESSING ITS SUPPORT FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE PRINCIPLE OF HOME RULE IN LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL LEGISLATIVE BODIES WHEREAS, at every regular session of the Legislature of this State thousands of bills are introduced, and it now appears that the greatest service any legislator can render to his constituents and the citizens of this State is to consistently oppose bad legislation which may be unnecessary, harmful and injurious to the American concept of the preservation of local governmental authority and the maintenance of non partisan local government. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby petitions the Governor and the legislators of this State to veto, work against and vote against any and every bill which would lku~ther restrict the already very limited area of county and municipal home rule, to oppose bills seeking to regulate working conditions, hours and wages of local governmental employees, and other special interest measures that would restrict the limited area of local government. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That this City Council expresses its basic position on the following general principles: 1. Opposition to any legislation to extend tax exemptions or to reduce the ad valorem property tax base; Support of the present non-partisan, non-political local elections for which the State of California has been so favorably known and which have tended to avoid the corrupt ward heeler control; Support for continuation of local home rule and the preservation of the right of local agencies to determine all matters of local concern upon the basis of the conditions existing in the cammunity. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana at its regular meeting held on the 6th day of May, 1963. ATTEST: CLERK OF THE COUNCIL STATE OF CALIFORNIA) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) CITY OF SANTA ANA ) SS I, DORIS M. BROWN, do hereby certify that I am the Clerk of the Council of the City of Santa Ana; that the foregoing Resolution was regularly introduced to said Council at its regular meeting held on the 6th day of May, 1963, and was at said meeting regularly passed and adopted by the following vote, to-wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: NOES, COUNC II~EN: Hubbard, Harvey~ Gilmore, Schlueter~ Hall N one ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: None CLW~K OF THE COUNCIL