HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000 035 CC RESO2000 035 CC RESO (Ìì ¥ æ RESO 2000-35 APR 05 2000H&8 RESOLUTION NO.2000-35
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF BALDWIN PARK, DECLARING ITS OPPOSITION TO
SENATE BILL 402 WHICH, IF APPROVED, WILL
IMPLEMENT A STATE MANDATED SYSTEM OF
BINDING ARBITRATION FOR POLICE EMPLOYEES
WHEREAS, the California Legislature is debating Senate Bill 402, authored by
Senator John Burton, which mandates a system of compulsory and binding arbitration for
the resolution of public sector collective bargaining disputes with police and fire unions;
and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 402 transfers the authority of the Mayor and City Council
over the most critical services in a city's budget to an outside, non-elected arbitrator who is
not accountable to city residents; and
WHEREAS, The arbitrator is given the authority to make binding decisions regarding
compensation, benefits, discipline, deployment of the workforce and virtually any issue the
arbitrator finds to be a term and condition of employment; and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 402 would place at least 60% of a full-services city's budget
in the control of this outside, non-elected and unaccountable arbitrator; and
WHEREAS, The Legislation gives police and fire unions first call on the city treasury
to the detriment of other city services; and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 402 gives unilateral control to police and fire unions to
declare an impasse, against the wishes of the elected mayor and city council, and call for
arbitration; and,
WHEREAS, a system of compulsory and binding arbitration destroys good faith
collective bargaining between an employer and the employees; and,
WHEREAS, Senator Bill 402 imposes a clear and costly mandate on all local public
agencies in the hundreds of millions of dollars statewide, both for the arbitration process
and the cost of the arbitrator's award above the employer's last best offer; and,
WHEREAS, Proponents offer false claims that Senate Bill 402 is necessary to
prevent strikes by police and fire unions when strikes by these employees are already
illegal under current law and court decisions; and, now therefore be it
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BALDWIN PARK
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Baldwin Park hereby declares its
opposition to Senate Bill 402.
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Section 2. That the City Council hereby urges State Legislators and the Governor to
recognize the importance of local control of local budgets and public services, and to vote
against this unreasonable and inappropriate intrusion on home rule.
Section 3. That the City Clerk is instructed to forward copies of this resolution to
Assembly Member Martin Gallegos, State Senator Hilda Solis, State Senator John Burton1
Governor Gray Davis, and to the Legislative Department of the League of California Cities
in Sacramento.
Section 4. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 5TH day of April, 2000
Mayor, Manuel Lozano
ATTE ST;
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ss.
CITY OF BALDWIN PARK
I, Rosemary M. Ramirez, Deputy City Clerk of the City of Baldwin Park, do hereby
certify that the foregoing resolution was duly and regularly approved and adopted by the City
Council of the City of Baldwin Park at its regular meeting of the City Council on April 5, 2000,
by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Linda Gair, Marlen Garcia, William t1Bi1111 Van Cleave,
Mayor Pro Tem Ricardo Pacheco, and Mayor
Manuel Lozano
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
Rosemary M. Ramirez,
Deputy City Clerk
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