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RESOLUTION 68-33 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE <br />CITY OF SANTA ANA EXPRESSING OPPOSITION TO <br />FURTHER EXTENSION OF THE "RALPH M. BROWN ACT" <br />BY THE ADDITION OF THE SECTION SET OUT IN <br />ASSEMBLY BILL NUMBER 202 <br /> <br /> WI{EREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana has been <br />made aware of the content of Assembly Bill 202, which proposes to add <br />a section to the "Brown Act"; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the said City Council is desirous that its views upon <br />the subject of said Assembly Bill 202 be made known to the legislators <br />representing this area and to the League of California Cities; <br /> <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the City Council of the <br />City of Santa Ana wishes it known that it is opposed to any further <br />extension of the so-called "Ralph M. Brown Act" by the addition of <br />the section set out in Assembly Bill 202, by reason of the fact that <br />such section would inhibit citizens' groups from meeting with "public <br />personnel" to discuss matters of mutual concern; and for the additional <br />reasons hereinafter set out: <br /> <br /> 1. The section proposed by Assembly Bill 202 would <br />carry the effect of the "Ralph M. Brown Act" too deep into <br />the community, perverting the apparent spirit and intent <br />of the original author. <br /> <br /> 2. The City Council is impressed with the fact that <br />the state legislative body apparently does not feel the <br />same "safeguards" are necessary to protect the public from <br />its own machinations, but that only "local agencies" threaten <br />the abuse the Ralph M. Brown Act is designed to prevent. <br /> <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That copies of this resolution be <br />sent to legislators representing this area, to the League of California <br />Cities, and to the Orange County League of California Cities. <br /> <br /> PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana <br />at its regular meeting held on the 18th day of March, 1968. <br /> <br />ATTEST: <br /> <br />CLERK OF THE COUNCIL <br /> <br />STATE OF CALIFORNIA) <br />COUNTY OF ORANGE ) <br />CITY OF SANTA ANA ) <br /> <br />SS <br /> <br /> I, DORIS M. BROWN, do hereby certify that I am the Clerk of the <br />Council of the City of Santa Ana; that the foregoing Resolution was <br />introduced to said Council at its regular meeting held on the 18th day <br />of March, 1968, and was at said meeting passed and adopted by the <br />following vote, to wit: <br /> <br />AYES, <br /> <br />COUNCILMEN: Herrin, Brooks, Carlson, Griset, Markel, Thurman, <br /> McMichael <br /> <br />NOES, <br />ABSENT, <br /> <br />COUNCILMEN: None <br />COUNCILMEN: None <br /> <br />CLERK OF THE COUNCIL <br /> <br /> <br />