HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 3096 RESOLUTION NO. 3096
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY
OPPOSING SENATE BILL 275 WHICH RELATES TO EMPLOYER-
EMPLOYEE RELATIONS
WHEREAS, the Charter of the City of Downey establishes complete and
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effective procedures for the employment, compensation, supervision and
discharge of City officers and employees; and,
WHEREAS, Section 5 of Article XI of the Constitution vests in charter
cities plenary authority over municipal affairs; and,
WHEREAS, the Constitution also recognizes that the single most important
municipal affair is the right to govern, control and regulate the manner of
employment, the conditions of employment, the compensation to be paid to and
the right to control and direct the officers and employees of the city; and,
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 275 of the 1975 Legislative Session will, if enacted,
destroy the power of our cities to control and effectively manage municipal
affairs by vesting in an appointive State Commission the authority to substitute
its judgment for the judgment of locally elected city officials with respect to:
(a) The division of city employees into representation units and the
designation of the labor organization which will be entitled to
represent such employees in their employment relationships with the city.
(b) The power to determine what matters will be subject to collective
bargaining between the representatives of the city and the
representatives of the employees,
(c) The implementation of impasse procedures for the settlement of disputes
between labor and the city government,
(d) The investigation of unfair labor practices and the enforcement of its
determinations with respect thereto, and
(e) The authority to order employees discharged by the city for dereliction
of duty reinstated with backpay; and,
WHEREAS, the bill will substitute the union hiring hall for the city's
existing merit system of fair employment practices which required the employment
of persons on the basis of merit as ascertained by competitive examination; and,
WHEREAS, salaries and wages for employees represent approximately 85 percent
of most city budgets; and,
WHEREAS, the amount of money which a city may raise by taxation is strictly
limited by State law; and,
WHEREAS, the imposition of collective bargaining procedures and compulsory
arbitration enforced by the right of public employees to strike will effectively
destroy the ability of cities to establish priorities for municipal services in
accordance with community needs.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Downey:
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Downey does hereby express its
strongest opposition to Senate Bill 275 of the 1975 Legislative Session.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution
and transmit copies thereof to the Governor of the State of California,
Senator Ralph Dills, Senator Alfred H. Song, Assemblyman Robert M. McLennan and
the League of California Cities.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 10th day of March, 1975.
Q. L., g E. DiLoreto, Mayor
ATTEST:
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 March, 1975, by the following vote:
AYES: 4 Council Member: Winton, Temple, Scotto, DiLoreto
NOES: 0 Council Member: None
ABSENT: 1 Council Member: Jennings
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City Clerk