Resolution No. 4342354
RESOLUTION NO. 4342
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS APPROVING
A JOINT EXERCISE OF POWERS AGREEMENT TO FORM THE ORANGE COUNTY FIRE
AUTHORITY AND AGREE TO PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT
AUTHORITY FORMATION
WHEREAS, the City of Cypress has continued to support efforts
to achieve direct participation by city elected officials in
governing fire services that are now provided by Orange County to
the City of Cypress and other Orange County cities; and
WHEREAS, it is now the intent of the participating cities and
the county that a fire authority be formed pursuant to Article 1,
Chapter 5, Title 1 of the Government Code of the State of
California to assume all of the services that are now performed by
the Orange County Fire Department; and
WHEREAS, a primary purpose in forming the authority is to
provide a means for cities, which comprise approximately 85% of the
population served by the fire department, and the county to
formally share governance and financial responsibility for the fire
service program; and
WHEREAS, one year ago the cities reached a preliminary written
understanding with the county on matters related to the transfer of
tax funds and the transition of service responsibilities to form an
independent fire protection district and those provisions of the
original understanding that are applicable to a fire authority have
been included in the attached document titled Joint Exercise of
Powers Agreement Creating The Orange Fire Authority; and
WHEREAS, formation of the fire authority in combinations with
changes that have been made in state tax policy during the past
year will permit the cities and the county to substantially achieve
their original objectives which are: (1) city participation in
governing municipal fire services that are provided by the county
predominantly within cities, (2) equity in the distribution of the
cost of fire service; and (3) assurance that existing taxes that
are now dedicated to the fire service will continue to be available
for the fire service and not diverted to other county purposes; and
WHEREAS, the authority is formed upon adoption by the cities
and the county of a resolution approving the joint exercises of
powers agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the
City of Cypress, does by this resolution hereby:
1. Approve and adopt the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement
Creating the Orange County Fire Authority, a copy of
which is on file in the office of the City Clerk and by
this reference is incorporated herein, and
2. Request that Orange Board of Supervisors approve the
agreement at their earliest opportunity following its
consideration by the cities, and
3. Request the City of Irvine continue to serve as the lead
agency in proceedings to form the authority, and
4. Authorize the Orange County City Manager's Association,
through its Negotiating Committee, to assume primary
responsibility for administrative activities required to
form the authority and transfer service responsibilities
from the county to the authority.
5. Agree to pay a proportionate share of the expenses
associated with formation of the authority, subject to
separate action and approval of the specific
proportionate share amount(s) by this City Council from
time to time.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Cypress
at a regular meeting held on the llth day of July 1994.
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) SS
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
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 llth day of
July 1994, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: 5 COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS:
Age, Bowman, Kerry, Nicholson
and Partin
None
None
CITY CLE K OF HE CITY OF CYPRESS
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