CC - 1975-20 - Senate Bill 275RESOLUTION 75-20
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ROSEMEAD OPPOSING THE PASSAGE OF SENATE
BILL 275
WHEREAS, the City of Rosemead is vitally concerned with
the proposee comprehensive labor relations measure, Senate Bill 275
which has been introduced in the 1975 Legislative Session under the
sponsorship of the Joint Committee on Public Employer/Employee Relations;
and
WHEREAS, SB 275 grants public employees the right to strike
and makes mandatory compulsory and binding arbitration thus taking
vital decision making power out of the hands of locally elected officials
and passing those decisions to non-elective persons who are not
responsible to the public; and
WHEREAS, proposed Senate Bill 275 constitutes a definite
infringement and pre-emption of local government's authority to
responsibly deal with public employees' salaries, fringe benefits and
working conditions; and
WHEREAS, it is the responsibility of City Councils to
maintain and responsibly exercise the authority granted them by their
respective constituencies in providing vitally needed public services
through their employees.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the
City of Rosemead that the Council hereby expresses its opposition to
and urges the defeat of Senate Bill 275 as it relates to comprehensive
public labor relations.
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be
forwarded to state legislators representing the City of Rosemead as well
as to the League of California Cities, members of the Senate Committee
on Governmental Organization and the City Councils of each City in the
State of California.
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ATTEST: ~YOROIF T 14E CITY EMEAD, CA.
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