HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 4936RESOLUTION NO. 4936
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL
OPPOSING THE PASSAGE OF SENATE BILL 275
WHEREAS, the City of San Rafael is vitally concerned with the
proposed comprehensive labor relations measure, Senate Bill 275, which has
been introduced in the 1975 Legislative Session under the sponsorship of the
joint Committee on Public Employer/Employee Relations; and
WHEREAS, SB 275 grants public employees the right to strike and
makes mandatory compulsory and binding arbitration thus taking vital decision-
making power out of the hands of locally elected officials and passing those
decisions to non -elective persons who are not responsible to the public; and
WHEREAS, proposed Senate Bill 275 constitutes a definite infringement
and pre-emption of local government's authority to responsibly deal with public
employees salaries, fringe benefits and working conditions; and
WHEREAS, it is the responsibility of City Councils to maintain and
responsibly exercise the authority granted them by their respective constituencies
in providing vitally needed public services through their employees.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the
City of San Rafael that the Council hereby expresses its opposition to and
urges the defeat of Senate Bill 275 as it relates to comprehensive public labor
relations.
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be
forwarded to state legislators representing the City of San Rafael as well as
to the League of California Cities, members of the Senate Committee on
Governmental Organization and the Marin County Council of Mayors and
Councilmen.
I, MARION A. GRADY, City Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby
certify that the foregoing resolution was duly and regularly introduced and
adopted at -a regular meeting of the City Council of said City held on Monday,
the 3rd day of March, 1975, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEN: Jensen, Miskimen, Mulryan, Nixon and Mayor Bettini
NnES: COUNCILMEN: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: None
MARION A. GRADY, City Clerk
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