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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH ESTABLISHING A
VOLUNTARY PAYROLL DEDUCTION PROGRAM
WHEREAS, as a general rule, city leaders are in a better position than State government
to make decisions governing local affairs, educate the citizenry as to the benefits of strong local
government, and advocate on behalf of cities; and
Measures enacted through the legislative process, as well as by Statewide ballot
initiatives, over the past 20 years have produced the unintended consequences of destabilizing
City finances and have weakened the ability of City residents to govern local affairs through
their elected community representatives; and
The State of California is currently using over$800 million each year in City property tax
funds to balance the State budget; and
The California Legislative Analyst's Office has projected that the State is facing a
structural budget deficit of over $10 billion per year over the next five (5) years, and City
services and revenues are at risk of further State raids; and
The League of California Cities is currently conducting research on various ways to
secure constitutional protection of City services and revenues and may sponsor a Statewide
ballot measure of this purpose in 2004 or thereafter; and
Action for Better Cities was created by the Board of Directors of the League of California
Cities to advocate voter approval of constitutional protection of City services and revenues and
opposition to ballot proposals that reduce local democratic control of local services and
revenues; and
Action for Better Cities has established the "Save Our Services" (SOS) Fund to finance
the cost of any Statewide ballot measure campaign to preserve and protect City services and
revenues; and
Elected and appointed officials and non-associated employees have the opportunity to
provide leadership in Action for Better Cities through voluntary financial contributions to the
SOS Fund; and
The expenditure of monies in the SOS Fund by Action for Better Cities shall be limited
and dedicated to ballot measure campaigns that are designed to specifically strengthen the
services and revenues of city governments; and
The City Council wishes to establish a voluntary payroll deduction program that allows
elected officials and non-associated employees to contribute to the non-profit corporation of their
choice,
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Huntington
Beach as follows:
1. There is hereby established the Voluntary Payroll Deduction Program of the City
of Huntington Beach("Program").
2. Any non-associated employee or member of the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach is eligible immediately to participate in the Program.
3. The purpose of the Program is to allow a non-associated employee or a member
of the City Council to direct the City of Huntington Beach to remit a portion of their salary
payable pursuant to City ordinance or resolution to charitable, educational, governmental, or
other purposes for which non-profit mutual benefit corporations are organized.
4. Participation in the Program is completely voluntary.
5. The City Administrator is directed to do all things necessary and proper to
implement the Program established by this Resolution including, but not limited to, preparing
appropriate forms to be completed by participating non-associated employees and City Council
members, informing City Council members of the full range of charitable, educational,
governmental, or other purposes for which non-profit mutual benefit corporations are organized,
and carrying out the direction of the participating non-associated employees or City Council
members by remitting a portion of their salary as stated in the appropriate forms.
6 In establishing this Program, the City Council specifically wishes to make its
support known for a voluntary payroll deduction to protect City services and revenues through
contributions to the SOS Fund, administered on behalf of the League of California Cities by
Action for Better Cities.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a
regular meeting thereof held on the day of 52003.
Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Clerk 01403 (Cit Attorney`
REVIEWED, INITIATED AND APPROVED:
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City Adfrinistrator
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, CONNIE BROCKWAY, 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 at least a majority of all the
members of said City Counc
il at an regular meeting thereof held
d on the
16t" day of June, 2003 by the following vote:
AYES: Sullivan, Green, Boardman, Cook, Houchen, Hardy
NOES: None
ABSENT: Coerper
ABSTAIN: None
City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the
City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach, California