Resolution Number 96-3-5-103?6
RESOLUTION NO. 96-3-3-10
' PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG (SADDLEBACK COLLEGE)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JUAN
CAPISTRANO, CALIFORNIA, REQUESTING THAT THE SADDLEBACK
COLLEGE STUDENT GOVERNMENTS, FACULTY AND DEANS REINSTATE
THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AS AN AGENDIZED ITEM FOR THEIR
PUBLIC MEETINGS
WHEREAS, the Presidents' Council, the Faculty Association, the Academic Senate,
and the Associated Student Government of Saddleback College are comprised of duly -elected
officials whose duty includes the budgeting and spending of public funds; and,
WHEREAS, all four duly -elected bodies have actively chosen to remove the Pledge
of Allegiance from meetings open to the public, and stated that their reasons are the "issues of control
by outsiders," "time (that the Pledge takes) is better spent by conducting business," and "the Pledge
is not reflective of society, and that it alienates foreign exchange students, minorities and those who
don't believe in God;" and,
WHEREAS, in doing so, these publicly -funded bodies of Saddleback College have
failed to protect the rights of patriotic citizens to pledge their allegiance to the ideals represented by
the Flag of the United States of America; and,
WHEREAS, this City Council believes it is un-American to sit idly by while the right
of our citizens to exercise their patriotism at public meetings is being sabotaged; and,
WHEREAS, the City of San Juan Capistrano, as every other City in the great State
of California, actively agendizes the Pledge of Allegiance for every public meeting; and,
WHEREAS, the Flag of the United States of America, which represents the Bill of
Rights and our Constitution, serves to guide this City Council in its decisions, provides a pathway to
achieve these very ideals, and allows us to pay homage and respect to those that have sacrificed for
well over 200 years to give us this right.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of San
Juan Capistrano does hereby request that the Saddleback College Student Governments, Faculty, and
Deans reinstate the Pledge of Allegiance as an agendized item for every public meeting of elected
bodies in respect for the rights of all, and to provide guidance to those elected bodies in their
decision-making process.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that we request the Faculty and Deans and the
Chancellors and Trustees of Saddleback College to recognize the importance of providing
"Leadership by Example."
BE IF FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of San Juan
Capistrano does hereby direct that this Resolution be distributed to all cities in the County of Orange,
to the Board of Supervisors and to its elected representatives in the California State Assembly, Senate
and Office of the Governor, calling for their support in this issue and to have the State offices make
note of the failure of Saddleback College to agendize the Pledge during the State budget process.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this sth day of
March ,1996.
WYATS HART` OR
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO )
I, CHERYL JOHNSON, City Clerk of the City of San Juan Capistrano, California,
DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of Resolution No.
96-3-5-10 adopted by the City Council of the City of San Juan Capistrano, California,
at a regular meeting thereof held on the 5th day of March 1996, by the
following vote:
AYES: Council Members Jones, Swerdlin, Campbell
and Mayor Ilart
NOES: Council Member Nash
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
(SEAL)
' CHERYL JOHNS CLERK
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