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RESOL~£ION NO. 61-68 EXPRESSING THE OPPOSITION <br />OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA, TO <br />SENATE BILL 208 <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Santa Ana, a Charter city, through its <br />Attorney has for the past ten years urged and supported legislation <br />seeking uniform claims statutes for the State of California through <br />the League of California Cities and endeavored to require the time <br />periods for State, County, General Law Cities and Charter Cities to <br />be made uniform in the interest of protecting the public and still <br />affording reasonable notice as a guard against fraudulent claims; <br />and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, with the adoption of Chapter 724 of the Statutes of <br />1959, the confusion that had existed prior to the effective date of <br />said Chapter was largely eliminated, and claims procedures against <br />cities, counties, districts or other political subdivisions were <br />made uniform'and special Charter provisions were eliminated; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, Santa Ana is justifiably proud of the leadership it, <br />a Charter City, has rendered in seeking such uniformity and still <br />seeks to have all of the claims statutes of the State of California, <br />including those affecting the State itself, placed in one Chapter <br />of the Government Code to provide absolute uniformity for our State <br />and opposes any exceptions or exemptions that may affect the splen- <br />did start made by the Legislature of this state at the last regular <br />session. <br /> <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the City Council of the <br />City of Santa Aha hereby opposes the adoption of Senate Bill 208 and <br />urges that said Bill be killed in committee, and if reported out <br />that the Me~mbers of the Senate express their opposition by voting <br />against the passage of said Bill. <br /> <br /> PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Santa <br />Aha at its regular meeting held on the 6th day of March, 1961. <br /> <br />ATTEST: <br /> <br />cLm K-OF COUNCIL <br /> <br />-1- <br /> <br /> <br />