HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2886 RESOLUTION NO. 2886
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY
OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY TO RECOGNIZE THE LOS ANGELES
REGIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE PLANNING BOARD AS THE COUNTY
REGIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE PLANNING AND COORDINATING
BODY FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE
WHEREAS, the President's Crime Commission of 1967 recognized the
,,-, urgent need for comprehensive criminal justice planning in the United
States; and
WHEREAS, the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
provided a national strategy to address the documented problems in the
administration of justice, and the Crime Control Act of 1973 was enacted
by Congress to continue the efforts of this Act; and
WHEREAS, the Governor, pursuant to provisions of the Deukmejian -
Moretti Act Established the California Council on Criminal Justice as the
State Criminal Justice Planning Agency to further the comprehensiveness
of criminal justice planning in this State, and has signed into law
Assembly Bill 1306 on 2 October, 1973, in furtherance of these national
and state crime control goals; and
WHEREAS, the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Legislation
has provided that forty percent (40 %) of planning money must be distri-
buted to local governments or combinations of units of local government;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Downey recognizes the need for efficient use
of criminal justice resources and the concurrent necessity of coordinating
state and federal action funds; and
WHEREAS, the California Council on Criminal Justice has established
r .., Los Angeles County as a separate region, effective 1 July, 1971, and the
California Legislature has recognized each county as a planning district by
passage of Assembly Bill 1306, effective 2 October, 1973.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of Downey
recognizes the Los Angeles County Regional Criminal Justice Planning Board
as the Los Angeles County regional planning and coordinating body for
criminal justice.
The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 10th day of December, 1973.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted
by the City Council of the City of Downey at a regular meeting thereof held
on the 10th day of December, 1973.
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City Clerk