HomeMy WebLinkAbout61-068RESOL~£ION NO. 61-68 EXPRESSING THE OPPOSITION
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA, TO
SENATE BILL 208
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Ana, a Charter city, through its
Attorney has for the past ten years urged and supported legislation
seeking uniform claims statutes for the State of California through
the League of California Cities and endeavored to require the time
periods for State, County, General Law Cities and Charter Cities to
be made uniform in the interest of protecting the public and still
affording reasonable notice as a guard against fraudulent claims;
and
WHEREAS, with the adoption of Chapter 724 of the Statutes of
1959, the confusion that had existed prior to the effective date of
said Chapter was largely eliminated, and claims procedures against
cities, counties, districts or other political subdivisions were
made uniform'and special Charter provisions were eliminated; and
WHEREAS, Santa Ana is justifiably proud of the leadership it,
a Charter City, has rendered in seeking such uniformity and still
seeks to have all of the claims statutes of the State of California,
including those affecting the State itself, placed in one Chapter
of the Government Code to provide absolute uniformity for our State
and opposes any exceptions or exemptions that may affect the splen-
did start made by the Legislature of this state at the last regular
session.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the City Council of the
City of Santa Aha hereby opposes the adoption of Senate Bill 208 and
urges that said Bill be killed in committee, and if reported out
that the Me~mbers of the Senate express their opposition by voting
against the passage of said Bill.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Santa
Aha at its regular meeting held on the 6th day of March, 1961.
ATTEST:
cLm K-OF COUNCIL
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF ORANG~. ) SS
CITY OF SANTA ANA )
I, MARION SUTTNER, do hereby certify that I am the Clerk of
the Council of the City of Santa Ana; that the foregoing Resolution
was regularly introduced to said Council at its regular meeting held
on the 6th day of March, 1961, and was at said meeting regularly
passed and adopted by the following vote, to-wit:
Royal E. Hubbard, Stanley C. G(~ld, Jr.,
Dale H. Heinly, Bob Brewer, A. A. Hall
COUNCILMElq:
COUNCILMEN:
COUNCILMEN:
None
None
AYES,
NOES,
ABSENT,
CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
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