HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 4089 RESOLUTION NO. 4089
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY SUPPORTING
A RETURN TO A PART -TIME STATE
LEGISLATURE
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Downey
has been informed that Senator H. L. Richardson plans
to introduce legislation to return the State Legisla-
ture back to a part -time basis due to the inefficiency
and excessive cost of a full -time legislature; and
WHEREAS, the Downey City Council has expressed
its concern on many occasions that the full -time
Legislature has introduced an excessive number of
legislative bills each year causing cities additional
expenses simply to keep track of the legislation; and
WHEREAS, many of the laws passed by the Legisla-
ture have caused additional cost to cities and the
Legislature has gone to extremes to circumvent legis-
lation they passed which requires the state to reim-
burse cities for these additional costs, thereby
indicating a total disregard for city, county and
special district agencies budgetary constraints after
Proposition 13; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of Downey believes
that the part -time Legislature prior to 1966 was more
responsive to local governments' concerns than the
full -time Legislature:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Downey
City Council that it wholeheartedly supports the pro-
posal of Senator H. L. Richardson to return the State
Legislature to a part -time basis.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 13th day of April, 1982.
ILTON R. MACKAI , MAYOR
ATTEST:
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Attorney
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 13th day of April,
1982 by the following vote:
AYES: 3 Council Members: Swearingen, Quinn, Jackman
NOES: 2 Council Members: Cormack, Mackaig
ABSENT: 0 Council Members: None
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City Clerk