HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 5520 RESOLUTION NO. 5520
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HUNTINGTON BEACH OPPOSING THE INCLUSION OF
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE
FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT (FLSA)
WHEREAS, the City of Huntington Beach has negotiated
current working conditions, including hours of work, with
associations representing police officers, firefighters and
other municipal employees; and
Work and compensation schedules were matters of good faith
negotiation, pursuant to state statutes, between the city and
employee associations; and
The inclusion of public employees under the Fair Labor
Standards Act will require compensation for such employees over
and above that currently established through negotiations; and
The cost of public service is borne by the resident/taxpayer
of the city of Huntington Beach; and
Elected city officials have better knowledge of the
services traditionally rendered by the city, are better able to
gauge the changing needs of the community, and are more
responsive to the local residents than anyone could be in the
immense Federal bureaucracy; and
The cost of placing city employees under the provisions of
the Fair Labor Standards Act will make it necessary for the
city to reduce services and increase costs to the taxpayer in
order to balance its budget , as required by law; and
Such new and additional costs come at a time when Federal
revenue sharing and other Federal grants have been or are being
eliminated or significantly reduced; and
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Since the passage of Proposition 13 by the State of
California, the authority of a municipality to raise its tax
base to meet the demands of inflation and the consumer price
index has been greatly curtailed, and it is doubtful that
cities will be able to fulfill the mandates of the Fair Labor
Standards Act for employees without sacrificing or severely
reducing important public service programs,
NOW, THEREFORE; BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Huntington Beach that the United States Congress is
urged to sponsor legislation removing public entities and their
employees from coverage under the Fair Labor Standards Act .-
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk is hereby
directed to forward copies of this resolution to appropriate
members of the Congress .
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach at a�reg°ulard meeting thereof held on the 21st-
day of May' _ . ._ - . 1985 '.
Mayor
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City Clerk City 4ttorney
REVIEWED AND APPROVED: INITIATED AND APPROVED-
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Res. No. 5520
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) as:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, ALICIA M. WENTWORTH, the duly elected, qualified City
Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the
City Council of said City, do hereby certify that the whole number of
members of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach is seven;
that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted by the affirmative
vote of more than a majority of all the members of said City Council
at a regular _tea rnirnarl meeting thereof held on the 21st day
of May 19 85 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen:
Ke11v, MacAllister,- Mandic, Bailey, Finley, Green Thomas
NOES: Councilmen:
None
ABSENT: Councilmen:
None
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City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk
of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California