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RESOLUTION NO. 4216
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ARCADIA PROTESTING THE
ACTIONS OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES IN
GRANTING UNREALISTIC PAY RAISES.
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los
Angeles has recently granted pay raises ranging from eleven to sixteen
per cent to Sheriff and Fire personnel of the County of Los Angeles
despite the fact that the cost of living has only increased 3.77
per cent between the month of May, 1970, and the month of May, 1971;
and
WHEREAS, the rates of pay established by the Board of
Supervisors for Sheriff and Fire personnel are higher than those of
every city in the County, including the City of Los Angeles, and
are higher than are required by any provision of the Charter of the
County of Los Angeles; and
WHEREAS, the excessive increases .in pay approved for,County
Sheriff and Fire personnel mean that cities within the County are
whip-sawed in wage negotiations with their Police and Fire employees
and has contributed to substantially increased'wage demands by' City
Police and Fire employees; and
WHEREAS, such actions of the Board of Supervisors.tend to
adversely affect the Police and Fire services of municipalities; and
WHEREAS, City taxpayers pay for the support of the Sheriff's
office and also pay for the support of the City Police Department and
unjustifiable salary'increases at the County level compound the
burden of all property taxpayers.
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA
RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That it is the sense of this Council that it is
extremely distressed and dissatisfied with the action of the Board of
Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles in approving unrealistic
and exorbitant pay increases for County Sheriff and Fire personnel.
SECTION 2. The Board of Supervisors is requested to take
whatever action is necessary to stop the wage spiral and to equalize
salaries paid by the County to Sheriff and Fire personnel with
salaries paid by .the cities in the County to such personnel including
the submission to the electors of the County of any amendments to
the County Charter that may be required.
SECTION 3. The Board 'of Supervisors is also requested to
discontinue any effort to encourage or promote the establishment of a
County~wide system of law enforcement and fire protection.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall send copies of this resolu-
tion to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles County
and to the City Clerk of every City in the County.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption
of this resolution.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing, resolution was adopted
at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Arcadia held
on the 7th day of September, 1971, by the affirmative vote of
at least three Councilmen, to wit:
AYES:
Councilmen
and Helms
None
Arth, Butterworth, Considine, Hage
NOES:
ABSENT:
None
~7':t~j}~,~ d~
City Clerk of the ity of Arcadia
SIGNED AND APPROVED this ~7th
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~~ntl_~aYor of
City Clerk - . .
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