Resolution No. 2372RESOLUTION NO 2372
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
OPPOSING THE MANDATING OF SOCIAL IMPACT SUITS AND DECLARING
THAT IF SAID MANDATING IS NOT TERMINATED THE CITY WILL
RECOMMEND TO THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS THAT
FUNDS TO THE LEGAL AID SOCIETY BE DISCONTINUED
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Orange ("Board")
has appropriated public funds to private civic and service organizations
to help meet certain community needs, and
WHEREAS, the Orange County Legal Aid Society ("Legal Aid") has re-
ceived and continues to receive such funds for certain purposes designated
by the Board* and
WHEREAS, the City Council has been informed that some of the funds
received by Legal Aid from the Board are being expended for the filing
and pursuit of social impact lawsuits, and
WHEREAS, the City Council has been informed by Legal Aid that Legal
Aid is mandated to bring such social impact suits' and
WHEREAS, the City Council believes that the elected legislative
representatives of each community are capable of responding to the needs
of their communities and are subject to the will of the people through
the elective processes if they do not respond, and
WHEREAS, such lawsuits may pose a threat to public agencies in that
they could be used to attempt to exert pressure on local public officials
to accede to political and social demands of the filers, and
WHEREAS, when used in the ways described hereinabove the City Council
of the City of Cypress opposes such lawsuits being funded by the County
of Orange
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Cypress is opposed to the mandating of lawsuits being filed and pursued
by Legal Aid which are designed as vehicles for political or social impact
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that if said mandating of such lawsuits is
not terminated the City hereby recommends to the Orange County Board of
Supervisors that County funding to the Orange County Legal Aid Society be
terminated.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk is directed to submit
this Resolution to the Orange County Board of Supervisors.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Cypress at a
regular meeting held on the 23rd day of March 1981
ATTEST.
CITY CLERK OF E CITY,OF CYPRESS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
MAYOR OF CITY OF CYPRESS
CITY OF CYPRESS
I DARRELL ESSEX, City Clerk of the City of Cypress, DO HEREBY CERTIFY
that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the
said City Council held on the 23rd day of March 1981, by the following roll
call vote'
AYES: 5
NOES- 0
ABSENT 0
COUNCIL MEMBERS. Coronado, Lacayo, Mullen, Rowan and Evans
COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
COUNCIL MEMBERS None
CITY CLERK THE TY OF CYPRESS