HomeMy WebLinkAbout7053 - Expensive Employee Benefits at City ExpenseRESOLUTION NO. 7053
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH EXPRESSING ITS OBJECTIONS TO
RECENT EFFORTS TO ENACT STATE LEGISLATION WHICH
WOULD MANDATE CITIES TO PROVIDE EXPENSIVE NEW
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS AT CITY EXPENSE
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WHEREAS, during the 1969 session of the State Legislature
efforts were made to obtain passage of two bills, Senate Bill 1414
and Assembly Bill 374, which if enacted would have required cities
to grant substantial salary increases to all peace officers in
their employ and to allow police and fire personnel to retire at
age 50; and
WHEREAS, conservative estimates indicate that the impact
of implementing either of the two bills would have necessitated
that cities impose substantial tax increases to fund the requisite
employee benefits; and
WHEREAS, this City Council is dismayed that the Legis-
lature would contemplate enacting legislation which would mandate
new programs involving heavy financial burdens on cities;
NOW9 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of
the City of Newport Beach wishes to express its opposition to the
apparent trend in the State Legislature to impose costly State -
mandated programs on cities concerning matters which heretofore
have been considered to be within the home rule powers of cities;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this City Council urges
that this matter be brought to the attention of the League of
California Cities in order that appropriate steps can be taken to
reverse this trend, including consideration of proposing an
amendment to the State Constitution.
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ADOPTED this 11th day of August , 1969.
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