HomeMy WebLinkAbout3165_CCv0001.pdf RESOLUTION NO. 3165
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS OPPOSING
THE PASSAGE OF SENATE BILL 275
WHERE-AS, the City of Redlands is vitally concerned with the pro-
posed comprehensive labor relations measure, Senate Bill 275 which
has been introduced in the 1975 Legislative Session under the sponsor-
ship 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 re-
sponsible to the public; and
WHEREAS, proposed Senate Bill 275 constitutes a definite in-
fringement and pre-emption of local government ' s authority to respon-
sibly deal with public employees' salaries, fringe benefits and work-
ing 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 Redlands 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 FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be for-
warded to state legislators representing the City of Redlands as well
as the League of California Cities and members of the Senate Commit-
tee on Governmental Organization.
ADOPTED, SIGNED AND APPROVED this 4th day of March, 1975.
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