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RESOLUTION 68-47 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF <br />THE CITY OF SAANTAANA EXPRESSING ITS <br />OPPOSITION TO AB 299 <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana has become <br />aware of the provisions of AB 299 dealing with collectively bargaining <br />of firefighters with the governing body; and <br /> <br /> W~EREAS, the concept of AB 299 is, in the opinion of the City <br />Council, contrary to good governmental practices; <br /> <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the City Council of the <br />City of Santa Ana opposes AB 299 on the following grounds: <br /> <br /> 1. It is opposed to any attempt by the State of <br />California to interject itself into local affairs by <br />delineating what municipalities shall or shall not do <br />in dealing with its employees. Home rule is too highly <br />valued to permit of its dilution by State intrusion. <br /> <br /> 2. The idea of firefighters or any other group of <br />public employees uniting to bargain collectively ( and <br />coercively) is offensive and not in the best interests <br />of the public. Unionization of public employees, and <br />particularly those involved directly with public safety, <br />would be a practice fraught with peril. <br /> <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That copies of this Resolution be <br />forwarded to our legislators. <br /> <br /> PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Santa <br />Ana at its regular meeting held on the 1st day of April, 1968. <br /> <br />ATTEST: <br /> <br />CLERK OF THE COUNCIL <br /> <br />STATE OF CALIFORNIA) <br />COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS <br />CITY OF SANTA ANA ) <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 1st day <br />of April, 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 />