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HomeMy WebLinkAbout4538 RESOLUTION NO. 4538 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA SUPPORTING H.R. 9801 J~QUIRING FEDERAL AGENCIES AND OFFICERS TO ALLOW CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF PROPOSED RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OR IMPLEMENTATION OF ANY LAW OR PROGRAM OF THE UNITED STATES WHEREIIS, recent history indicates that FederaL agencies and officers invested with the power and duty to administer a particular law or program of the united States, have exercised an overabundance of zeal and have adopted rules and regulations having the force of law, which rules and regulations were so onerous and burdensome as to create almost as great an evil as the federal law or program was intended to alleviate; and WHEREAS, Bill 9801 presently pending in the House of ~epresentatives would provide for any such proposed rules or regulations to first be presented to Congress with a full explanation therefor, giving to Congress the authority to review such rules and regulations before they become effective and to disapprove such rules or regulations which Congress deemed improper; and WHEREAS, the tide of bureaucracy must be checked to avoid further delegation of the legislative function and Congressional review of the virtual law-making powers of federal agencies is an &bsolute necessity. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: -1- 4538 SECTION 1. That for the reasons stated above, the City Council of the City of Arcadia does hereby support H.R. 9801 and requests its congressmen and all officials interested to lend their support and necessary action to assure its passage. SECTION 2. A copy of this Resolution shall be forwarded to Senator Tunney, Senator Cranston, Congressman Rousselot, The League of California Cities and National League of Cities. SECTION 3. 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 16th day of December , 1975, by the affirmative vote of at least three Council members, to wit: AYES: Councilmen Helms, Lauber, Saelid, Scott and Gilb NOES: None ABSENT: None ~~~k~ C~ty Clerk of the C~ty of Arcad~a Det::ember ;~ the C~ty of Arcad~a SIGNED AND APPROVED this, 16th day of (SEAL) -2- 4538