HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 90-285 08/09/1990
Resolution No. 90-285 N C.S.
of the City of Petaluma, California
SETTING PRIORITIES FOR FILING WRITTEN ARGUMENTS REGARDING
MEASURE E -PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT REQUIRING
VOTER APPROVAL OF ARBITRATOR'S AWARDS AND DIRECTING
THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE AN IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS
WHEREAS, a Special Municipal Election is to be held in the City of
Petaluma, California on November 6, 1990, at which there will be
submitted to the voters the following measure:
"Section 83. VOTER APPROVAL REQUIRED OF ARBITRA-
TOR'S AWARD.
Wages, benefits or employee-related expenses which have not
been approved by resolution of the City Council and which
are the result of binding fact-finding or binding arbitration
may not be imposed on the taxpayers of Petaluma without
approval of the voters as set forth in this section. Notwith-
standing any other provision of this Charter, such expenses
shall not be paid by the City until additional revenues and
appropriations therefor have been approved by vote of the
people pursuant to California Constitution Article XIIIA,
Section 4 and Article XIIIB, Section 4. The City Council
shall not be required to call an election to approve such
additional revenues and appropriations more than once a year
and may consolidate said elections with elections held for
other purposes."
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND
ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the City Council authorizes
Brian Sobel (Council Member In Favor)
Michael Davis (Council Member In Favor)
John Balshaw (Council Member In Favor)
Lynn C. Woolsey (Council Member In Favor)
Mayor M. Patricia Hilligoss (Council Member In Favor)
members of that body, to file written arguments regarding the City
measure as specified above in accordance with Article 4, Chapter 3,
Division 5 of the Elections Code of the State of California and to change
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the argument until and including the date fixed by the City Clerk after
which no arguments for or against the City measure may be submitted
to the City Clerk.
SECTION 2. That the City Council directs the City Clerk to
transmit a copy of the measure to the City Attorney, unless the organ-
ization or salaries of the office of the, City Attorney are affected. The
City Attorney shall prepare an impartial analysis of the measure show-
ing the effect of the measure on the existing law and the operation of
the measure . If the measure affects the organization or salaries of the
office of the City Attorney, the City Clerk shall prepare the impartial
analysis. The impartial analysis shall be filed by and including August
20, 1990, the date set by the City Clerk for the filing of primary
arguments.
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Under the power 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 . __Agproved-as to
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Council of the City of Petaluma at a (Regular) (Adjourned) ~~ meeting '~ ~ --•--..farm
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following vote: 14 ••t !
City Attorney
AYES: Balshaw, Sobel, Davis, Woolsey, Tencer, Vice rlayor Cavanagh, Mayor Hilligoss
NOES: Q
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ABSENT: 0
City Clerk Mayor
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The wording of the proposed Charter amendment is as follows:
"Section 83. VOTER APPROVAL REQUIRED OF ARBITRATOR'S AWARDS .
Wages, benefits or employee-related expenses which have not been approved by resolution of the
City Council and which are the result of binding fact-finding or binding arbitration may not be
imposed on the taxpayers of Petaluma without approval of the voters as set forth in this section.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Charter, such expenses shall not be paid by the City
until additional revenues and appropriations therefor have been approved by vote of the people
pursuant to California Constitution Article XIII-A, Section 4 and Article XIII-B, Section 4. The
City Council shall not be required to call an election to approve such additional revenues and
appropriations more than once a year and may consolidate said elections with elections held for
other purposes."
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