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RESOLUTION NO. ,t ..'
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY
URGING THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO ENACT LEGISLATION RESTOR-
ING THE RIGHT TO CITIES TO REGULATE PROBLEMS OF LOCAL
CONCERN
WHEREAS, historically the strength of California cities and the strength
of the state government has depended, in part, upon the right of cities to
exercise home rule; and
WHEREAS, good local government has developed through the process of
"local laws for local problems;" and
WHEREAS, it is essential for the proper administration of government
throughout this state that local governing agencies be permitted to enact laws
necessary to control problems of a local nature; and
WHEREAS, by recent decisions of the courts of this state the right of
local governmental agencies to act upon their local problems by local problems
by local laws has been diminished; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary that some expression of intention be set forth
by the legislature of the State of California as to the extent of the applica-
tion of certain general laws affecting matters heretofore believed to be of
local concern and subject to local regulation; and
WHEREAS, in the absence of such expression of intention by the legislature
it is feared that the erosion by judicial decision will increase, thus destroy-
ing the historic keystone of local government in this state, that is, the
doctrine of home rule;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY DOES RESOLVE AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the legislature of the State of California hereby is
urged to enact a statute which will authorize local governmental agencies to
enact legislation concerning local subjects even though the legislature may
have spoken to some degree concerning the entire field and that there be an
express provision that unless the state legislature specifically states it has
preempted a particular field of law or regulation that no such preemption has
occurred.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolu-
tion and cause certified copies thereof to be forwarded to such representatives
in the state legislature as may be appropriate and to appropriate committees
and governmental agencies.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS - day of ,. U i4 f ,/ , 1964.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was adopted at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Downey held on the day of
, 1964, by the affirmative vote of at least
councilmen, to wit:
AYES: y,
- Councilmen: � � � --
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NOES: Councilmen:
ABSENT: Councilmen:
City Clerk