HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 26-69RESOLUTION NO. 26-69
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAKERSFIELD URGING SUPPORT OF SENATE BILL 4
INTRODUCED IN THE 1969 SESSION OF THE STATE
LEGISLATURE BY SENATOR H. L. RICHARDSON.
WHEREAS, local jurisdictions can no longer enact or
enforce local regulations in various fields which the courts of this
State have held to.have been preempted by State legislation; and
WHEREAS, various activities particularly inimical to the
health, welfare and morals of the inhabitants of local juris-
dictions exist and cannot be regulated at the local level because
of said court decisions and are not regulated by State legislation;
and
WHEREAS, councilmen, city attorneys, other lawyers and
the general public alike are uncertain what local regulations can
validly be enacted and enforced in any field in which there is
State legislation, as a result of said court decisions; and
WHEREAS, it is essential that State legislation be
enacted to assure predictability of the law and to enable local
jurisdictions to regulate unwholesome activities which are not
regulated by the State; and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 4 adding Section 9618 to the Govern-
ment Code introduced in the 1969 session.of the State Legislature
by Senator H. L. Richardson will assure predictability of the law
and return a degree. of control to local jurisdiction;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the'City of Bakersfield
resolves as follows:
Section 1. That the Council of the City of Bakersfield,
by these presents, strongly recommends the enactment of Senate
Bill 4 and urges the League of California Cities and our State
legislators to support said enactment.
Section 2. That the City Clerk be, and is hereby
authorized and directed to forward a certified copy of this resolu-
tion to all members of the League of California Cities and our
State legislators, and to such other entities and persons as are
deemed appropriate.
Section 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage
of this resolution by the Council of the City of Bakersfield and
cause the same'to be posted in three conspicuous places in the City
of BakeLrsYietd, and it shall thereupon take effect.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was
passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a
regular meeting thereof held on the 24th day of February , 1969,
by the following vote:
AYES: COUI4C]L[,~EN HEiSEY, HOSKING, REES. RUCKER, STtERN, VETTER. WHIITEMOt,t,E
NOES: COUNCILMEN:
ABSENT COUNCILMEN:
ABSTAININ(; COUNCILMEN:
CITY CL R an~ Ex-~f~icio Clerk of the
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Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED, thi~ ~'24-tt~ 'day of Febr,,ary , 1969
M~ ' --,~! '_t e Cit ',_, f a ield
APPROVED: