HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 120-86 RESOLUTION NUMBER 120-86
*ow RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF ATASCADERO
OPPOSING PROPOSITION 61
COMPENSATION OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS,
EMPLOYEES, AND INDIVIDUAL PUBLIC CONTRACTORS
WHEREAS, this measure sets the Governor ' s salary at $80 ,000
per year and limits the pay of all state and local elected
and appointed officials to no more that 80% of the Governor ' s
salary; and
WHEREAS, it also limits pay for work done by contractors to
$75.00 per hour and among other provisions it requires that state
and local government employees use their sick leave and vacation
time during the calendar year in which they are earned or loose
those benefits; and
WHEREAS, the State Legislature estimates that this last
provision would carry a price tag of $7 billion dollars, in the
likely event that state and local governments were required to
buy out such benefits under the provisions of current labor
contract; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 61 does not take into consideration the
reality that state and local government must compete with the
private sector for top management, technical, and professional
personnel to run organizations which are in effect multi-million
dollar corporations; and
WHEREAS, government saves money by contracting for a range of
categories of intermitent work, which requires costly specialized
equipment or expertise. However , the $75 per hour limit on
contract work will force government to buy heavy equipment
often costing hundreds of thousands of dollars simply because
such machinery would not be available for rent at $75 .00 per
hour ; and
WHEREAS, the requirement that sick leave and vacation leave
be used within the calendar year which it is earned rewards
malingerers while penalizing the most dedicated government
workers.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that the Atascadero City
Council opposes Proposition 61, Compensation of Public Officials,
Employees, and Individual Public Contractors.
On motion by Council Member HANDSITY
and seconded by Council Member NORRIS
the Atascadero City Council hereby adopts the foregoing
resolution in its entirety by the following roll call vote:
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Resolution 120-86
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS BORGESON, HANDSITY, MOLINA, NORRIS AND MAYOR M,"T<E'
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NOES NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ADOPTED: 10/27/86
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BOYD C 4 •Sli'ARITZ MARJOPgE MACKEY
City Clerk Mayor
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APPROVED AS TO FORM
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ROBERT M. ES
City Attorney