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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Res 2647 1977-02-28 ~ " .. I I I .- WHEREAS, WHEREAS, ~JHEREAS , WHEREAS, WHEREAS, WHEREAS, ~ "0 .- -. RESOLUTION NU~lBER cl'l;1 , A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA OPPOSING ADOPTION OF PROPOSED SENATE BILL 164 WHICH WOULD MANDATE COMPULSORY AND BINDING ARBITRATION FOR USE IN LABOR DISPUTES INVOLVING LOCAL GOVERNMENT FIRE AND POLICE EMPLOYEES. any plan imposing compulsory and binding arbitration removes the ability of locally elected officials to make decisions on a primary budgetary consideration; and SB 164 would set up a three-member arbitration panel to choose a package of benefits from final offers presented by both parties to negotiations in impasse proceedings; and SB 164, if adopted, would leave final decisions as to wages and benefits for fire and police personnel with a non-elected board which would not be accountable to the citizens of Seal Beach; and arbitration would be compu;.sory upon reaching impasse in negotiations and would, therefore, reduce the incentive on the part of employees groups to reach agreement through negoti at ions; and compulsory binding arbitration would afford a means to circumvent the will of the locally elected representatives; and the City Council of the City of Seal Beach, h~, in the past, gone on record in opposition to any legislation whith would mandate compulsory and binding arbitration; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Seal Beach, California, does hereby oppose adoption of proposed SB 164 which would mandate compulsory and binding arbitration. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be sent to State Senator Dennis Carpenter, Assemblyman Dennis Mangers, and members of the State Senate Committee on Governmental Organization, and all cities in Orange County. Sea 1 Beach, PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City California, at a meeting thereof held on the o:?R'Y- day 0 1977, by the following te: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Councilmen Councilmen Councilmen ~~~f! ~~"'.L ./ Mayor . --""'.