Resolution No. 112306
RESOLUTION NO 1123
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
EXPRESSING ITS DISPLEASURE WITH THE MANNEA OF ADOPTION
OF THE INCREASE IN COMPENSATION FOR THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
WHEREAS, Proposition 12 was submitted to the voters in the November 3
statewide election just held; and
WHEREAS, such Proposition 12 proposed an amendment to the State Constitution
to permit local boards of supervisors to prescribe by ordinance the compensation
of its members, subject to the referendum process; and
WHEREAS, said Proposition 12 was approved by the voters on a statewide
basis; and
WHEREAS., Proposition 12 was in fact rejected by the voters in Orange County;
and
WHEREAS, such proposed increase of salaries of the Board of Supervisors
would have created an added expense to the already over - burdened tax payer in
Orange County; and
WHEREAS, such a proposed increase was not in accordance with the wishes
and desires of the citizens and tax payer of Orange County, especially in
view of the current state of the economy; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors did adopt an ordinance which established
the compensation of the Board of Supervisors to be the same as now or hereinafter
established as compensation for the state legislature, presently $16,000 a year,
and $19,200 on January 1, 1971; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to express its displeasure with the
manner in which the entire salary matter was proposed and adopted, specifically
opposing the lack of public hearing; and
WHEREAS, the manner of adoption of the salary increase by the Board of
Supervisors created a lack of confidence by citizens in their elected officials,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS DOES HEREBY RESOLVE,
DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Cypress does express its
opposition and displeasure with the manner and procedure by which the Board
of Supervisors did adopt the ordinance increasing the compensation for members
of the Board of Supervisors.
SECTION 2: The City Council of the City of Cypress does urge that the
Board of Supervisors specifically provide that no further amendment to the
salary ordinance of the Board of Supervisors be made or considered by the
Board without public hearing with notice to the public and tax payers being
given prior to such public hearing.
SECTION 3: The City Council does oppose that provision in the ordinance
increasing the compensation of the Board of Supervisors which provides for an
automatic increase in the compensation of the Board when the compensation of
the state legislature is increased and does urge that such provision be deleted
from that ordinance.
SECTION 4: That a copy of this resolution shall be sent to the Orange
County Boa:cd of Supervisors and the Orange County Division of the League of
California Cities.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of_Cypress at a regular
meeting held on the 23rd day of November, 1970.
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MAYOR OF E CITY OF CYPR SS
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ATTEST:
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF'CYPRESS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
I, DARRELL ESSEX, City Clerk of the City of Cypress, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that
the foregoing Resolution was adopted at a regular meeting of the said City Council
held on the 23rd day of November, 1970, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: 5 COUNCILMEN: Harvey, Kanode, Lacayo, Roberts and Kanel
NOES: 0 COUNCILMEN: None
ABSENT: 0 COUNCILMEN: None
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CITY CLERK GOF THE CITY OF MPRESS