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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6806 - California Judicial Merit Plan - SCA 20 olk TLWanjv 6/25/68 NO. 6806 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH URGING SUPPORT.FOR SCA NO. 29 KNOWN AS THE CALIFORNIA JUDICIAL..MERIT PLAN WHEREAS, the selection and appointment of judges to the various courts of the State of California is a matter of great importance and responsibility; and WHEREAS, the present selection and appointment pro- cedure allows the unrestricted discretion of the Governor to be the sole determinant of the persons to be appointed; and WHEREAS, proposed Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 2 embodies a new way to select and elect judges of all California courts except justice courts, and is known as the California Merit Plan for Judicial Selection; and WHEREAS, the California Merit Plan would minimize political or personal pressures as factors in judicial appoint- ments; and WHEREAS, it has been determined by the City Council that the California Merit Plan provides a superior method for appointing judges; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council declares its support for the passage of Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 20 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be transmitted to Governor Reagan, Senator Donald R. Grunsky, Senator John Schmitz, Senator James Whetmore and Assemblyman Robert Badhame ADOPTED this 25th day of June, 19680 ( "O oo mayor �® ATTEST. ...... S _� STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) _ CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH ) qW I, LAURA LAGIOS, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California, do hereby certify that according to the records of the City of Newport Beach filed and maintained in my office, the foregoing Resolution No. 6806 was duly and regularly adopted, passed, and approved by the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, at a regular meeting of said City Council held at the regular meeting place thereof, on the 25th day of , June 1968, by the following vote, to wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: McInnis, Shelton, Marshall, Rogers, Hirth, Gruber NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: Parsons Dated this 26th day of June 1968, City C erk and Ex- Offici lerk of the City Council, City of Newport Beach, State of California