HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions 86-120 N.C.S. 05/19/1986FZesolution No. 86-12C~ N.C.S.
of the City of Petaluma, California
SUPPORTING PROPOSITION 49 ON THE JUNE 3, 1986 BALLOT:
NONPARTISAN ELECTIONS
WHEREAS, existing provisions of the California Constitution provide
that judicial, school, county, and city offices shall be nonpartisan; and
WHEREAS, the Supreme Court and the State of California has ruled
that neither the California Constitution nor the statutes prohibit political
parties or their central committees from supporting, endorsing, or opposing
candidates for nonpartisan office; and
WHEREAS, the concept of nonpartisan judicial and local elections has
worked well for more than 70 years and has made a major contribution to
California's well-deserved reputation for effective local government; and
WHEREAS, judges should be elected for their good character, diligence
and objectivity and not their party affiliation; and
WHEREAS, while political parties provide a needed function at the
national and state level, very large legislative bodies require party
discipline in decision-making, there does not exist at the local level a
comparable need where policies are negotiated and determined typically by
five to seven elected officials;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City
of Petaluma does hereby support Proposition 49 which will restore
nonpartisanship to local elections which have historically served the citizens
in California in good stead.
Under the powez and authority conferred upon this Council by the Charter of said City.
REFERENCE: I hereby certify the foregoing Resolution was introduced and adopted by the A ed as to
Council of the City of Petaluma at a (Regular) (f4cljarrnec3r{3pecia}) meeting °~
on the ..........-l~.th.. day of ...............MAX.._.........---....................., 1980-., by the
following vote: --------- --- ---------------•---•-------
ity Attorney
AYES: SOBEL, CAVANAGH, DAVIS, WOOLSEY, TENCER, VICE-MAY~iOR/
BALSHAW, MAYOR MATTEI Qom/
NOES: -O-
ABSENT: -O-
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