HomeMy WebLinkAbout2834_CCv0001.pdf RESOLUTION NO, 2834
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS
ESTABLISHING AN EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS REVILM
WHEREAthe members of the City Council are responsible to
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the people of Redlands to establish the policies and the tax rates
and budget provisions under which the various departments of our
City government function, and
WHEREAS there have been questions raised both in public and
in private by one or more members of this City Council as well as
by a few members of the public itself as to the adequacy of such
operations and the management thereof, and
WHEREAS there have been repeated allegations, directly and
by innuendo, in both public and in private by a few members of the
public and by one or more member's of this Council, that the level
of communications is inadequate among certain administrative
levels of the City, certain members of this Council, and the pub-
lic, and
WHEREAS certain members of this council have felt it neces-
sary to personally interpose themselves between the properly es-
tablished administrative authorities of this City and their em-
ployees for the purpose of discovering for themselves the facets
of administration that such Council members felt could not be, or
were not being sufficiently and satisfactorily conveyed to them
by the Administrative officer concerned, and
WHEREAS such persistent personal interposing into, and pub-
lic questioning of, our administrative processes usually is a
factor in undermining the morale of valued City employees and
administrators as well as tending to weaken the confidence of our
Citizens in the government of their City,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:
THAT the members of this City Council shall meet in
special personnel sessions for the purpose of reviewing,
in such detail as they may deem necessary, the: efficiency
and effectiveness of the policies and performances of each
department or activity of the City Administration for
which the members of the Council may in any way be regarded
as responsible,
THAT such special personnel sessions shall be under-
taken not later than the Fifteenth day of September, 1970,
and
THAT a report of the findings of the majority of 4.,-he
Council regarding each Department or activity reviewed,
together with any Minority reports vinich may be submitted,
shall be made available to the public in printed form not
later than December 31st, 1970.
PROVIDED, however, that nothing in this Resolution shall be
considered to be in any way derogatory to any car
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employee of the City but rather that this shall be regarded as an
effort to assure the public that all aspects of Cit-y Administra-
tion are being conducted in the most satisfactory manner possible
consistent with the available resources, and that each member of
the Council has satisfied himself that such is the case or has
suggested publicly the specific improvements required to make it
SO.
ADOPTED, SIGNED AND APPROVED this lst day of September, 1970.
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APPROVED FOR FORM:
sZ Edward F. Taylor
City Attorney
Resolution No. 2834
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