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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Res 2216 1973-06-11 1- I I -. I . ,-...,../ ,,- RESOLUTION NUMBER c2~/" A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA, EXPRESSING ITS OPPOSITION TO PUBLIC EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE RELATIONS LEGISLATION WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Seal Beach favors the existing practice of public agency employer-employee relations which allows for meeting and conferring with recognized employee organizations in good faith to resolve any conflicts and reach agreements on matters of wages, hours and working conditions; and various bills have been introduced among which are SB 32 (Dills), AB 485 (McCarthy), SB 522 (Berryhill) and AB 1243 (Moretti) which if enacted, would completely undermine and disrupt the public emp19yer-employee relations at the local level; and said bills would, among other things, create a new level of government by establishing independent boards and commissions to administer employer-employee relations; give 'public employees the right to form" join or assist any employee organization to bargain collectively, and to strike; provide for methods of settlement of disputes by mediation, factfinding and binding arbitration; and WHEREAS, such labor practices are totally inconsistent with the fundamental principle of home rule and the civil service system as mandated by the citizens of the City of Seal Beach in the Seal Beach City Charter, and could seriously jeopardize the health, safety and general welfare of the taxpaying public who have a right to rely on municipal services not being interrupted or curtailed; WHEREAS, WHEREAS, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Seal Beach hereby expresses adamant opposition to any employer-employee relations legis- lation that would conflict with the meet and confer process which has proven to be the most equitable method of insuring the highest quality of public employment while at the same time protecting the rights of local citizens. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk is hereby authorized and instructed to transmit certified copies of this resolution to Senator Dennis E. Carpenter, Assemblyman Robert H. Burke, Senator James Whetmore, the League of California Cities, the Assembly Committee on Employment and Public Employees, the Senate Committee on Public Employment and Retirement and all of the Cities in Orange County. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY the City Council of the City Qf~eal Beach, California at a meeting thereof held on the //$- day of ,,---u'_1 , 1973 by the fo 11 owi ng v : c::7 AYES: Councilmen 5 NOES: Councilmen ABSENT: Councilmen . ".. - }A-.L AJ~ M r r Amsr, 0 ; ~ ~'~ - cu. r.. lerk .,'.l.... . ... .. - .. ,',..:....-- ....'\ ., , , ,- "'