HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 3106 N.C.S. 12/03/1962 L.
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RESOLUTION NO, 31,0;6 N. C. S. G 19'Al
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RESOLUTION OF THE 'CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF.
PETALUMA VIGOROUSLY .OPPOSING ANY LEGISLATION
PERMITTING OR SANCTIONING THE USE OF PARTISAN
POLITICAL LASE 1S BY UNICIPAL FFICE CANDIDATES,
INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMAN do / V "" ,- c and
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN - %N at a
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RegUlar Meeting of the City Council of the City/of Petaluma on the 3rr' day of
December , 1962.,
WHEREAS; in the past there have been several attempts to enact
legislation which would bring partisan politics into municipal elections; and
WHEREAS, Assembly Bill Noe 755'was. introduced on January 25, 1961 .
'which bill, if enacted, would.have:permitted any, candidate for a city office to have
printed following his name on the ballot a !designation of the political party with which
he was affiliated; and
WHEREAS, said Assembly;Bill No,, 755 received first and second
reading in the Assembly and;was ,recommended for third acid final •reading;. and
WHEREAS, said Assembly.Bill No 755 was! not rejected by members
of the Assembly, but instead the "subject matter thereof was recommended for interim
committee study; and
WHEREAS, "there are indications that similar legislation will be
introduced in future sessions of the Legislature; and
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WHEREAS, passage of such legislation and the introduction of partisan
political affiliations into municipal elections would tend toward controls being imposed
by out of City and out of'State factions, would make easier the inroads of machine
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politics and otherwise be extremely damaging to good government and local control
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of municipal affairs;
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NOW, THEREFORE„ BE IT RESOLVED that,the City Council of the
City of Petaluma resolves as follows :
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Section 1 'that.by these presents it formally and:vigorously voices
its opposition to the enactment of any legislation ;similar to Assembly Bill No 755
of the 1961 Regular Session; pit-urges that every, effort,be made to defeat any mea-
sure, bill or resolution which would permit the use of partisan political labels for
candidates for municipal offi"ces;: and it recommends that other cities of the State of
California be alerted to the danger and consequences of such legislation.
BE. IT FURTH:ER. RESOLVED that the City Clerk shall forward a
certified copy of this resolution to State Senator Joseph A , Rattigan and Assemblyman
William To Bagley.
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I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly
and regularly introduced and adopted by the Council of
the City of Petaluma, on the 3ra day of December
1962, by the; following vote.
AYES: COUNCILMEN COLIN., QRIRni..LA , - TT,I : ,GUS T TS ON,SOLOMON, VAN D`ET;TrR ANT
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MAYOR Pi1TZEN ,
NOES: NONE ,
ABSENT: NONE , '
.� Mayor //
Attest: ` f -j /�� f.4-,/6Ltedt'
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