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RESOLUTION NO., 86 -80
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH URGING A DEFEAT BY THE VOTING
PUBLIC OF THE GANN INITIATIVE (PROPOSITION
61).
WHEREAS, Proposition 61, the so- called "California Fair
Pay" Initiative will appear on the November, 1986 ballot; and
WHEREAS, this Initiative would limit compensation of
state and local officials to no more than 80 percent of the
Governor's salary; and
WHEREAS, the Initiative severely damages California's
competitive position in retaining and attracting top talent to
public service positions; and
WHEREAS, the arbitrary limits set by the Initiative are
in conflict with the marketplace in which California must compete
for technical and managerial skills; and
WHEREAS, the Initiative destroys rational salary setting
due to the arbitrary limits it establishes and the compaction
problems it creates with respect to salary structures; and
WHEREAS, the management of California's public business
could suffer serious, perhaps irreparable damage as a result of
the loss of competent managers, that the Initiative would cause;
and
WHEREAS, the concept of establishing the Governor's
salary as a single salary standard and top public salary in the
state is inappropriate and unworkable; and
WHEREAS, this Initiative would prohibit all public
employees from accumulating sick leave and vacation time from one
year to the next; and
WHEREAS, the so- called "California Fair Pay" Initiative
could actually result in higher, not lower, pensions for some
already highly - compensated former public officials.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of
the City of Newport Beach opposes the so- called "California Fair
Pay" Initiative and urges its defeat by the voting public.
ADOPTED this 8th day c
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