HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 1171 1793
RESOLUTION N0. f,/ 7;
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DOWNEY OPPOSING ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 2659 CREATING
A CENTRALIZED LOS ANGELES COUNTY COURTS ADMIN-
ISTRATION DISTRICT
WHEREAS, Assembly Bill No. 2659 would create a Los Angeles
County Courts Administration District to include all municipal
and Justice Courts in the County of Los Angeles except for the
Los Angeles Judicial Court Districts; and
WHEREAS, the stated purpose of this act would be to improve
the administration of justice through the increase of efficiency;
and
WHEREAS, this proposal ignores the traditional custom of
municipal justice in which municipal courts are maintained close
to the people in both their location and administration; and
WHEREAS, the present system of municipal court districts is
working effectively and has not caused any problems to justify a
charge of inefficiency.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY DOES
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That it strongly opposes passage of Assembly Bill
No. 2651.
SECTION 2, The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of
this resolutionand cause copies to be forwarded to the area's leg-
islative representatives in Sacramento.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this ' day of „
1963.
Mayor
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City Jerk
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the
City Council of the City of Downey at a regular meeting held on the /3
day of',,..� , 1963, by the following vote:
AYES: 4 ouncilmen :'�j2c�Ti�c .
NOES: Councilmen: (..
ABSENT: Councilmen:
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ity Clerk