Resolution Number 68-4-15-1RESOLUTION NO. 68-4-15-1
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CALIFORNIA,
OPPOSING AB 202 AND ANY OTHER LEGISLATION
EXPANDING THE SCOPE OF THE RALPH. M BROWN
ACT
WHEREAS AB 202 as proposed extends the Ralph M Brown Act
not only to every local agency of the State but to citizens and
administrative committees; and
WHEREAS, the original Ralph M. Brown Act was enacted into
law to prevent the abuses arising out of secret meetings from
which the public and press were excluded; and
WHEREAS, the proposed expansion of said Act will make the
proper administration of local government almost impossible - for
example three councilmen meeting, as provided in the Government
Code, to determine the time and place of a special council meeting,
and its agenda would be in violation of AB 202 as proposed; and
WHEREAS, any expansion of the Ralph M. Brown Act should include
all members of the State Legislature, its committees, sub -committees
and members of its investigative staff.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City
of San Juan Capistrano that it oppose and it does hereby oppose
AB202 and any other ligislation which would expand the scope of the
Ralph M. Brown Act as being contrary to the principles involved in the
original enactment and which would be against the public interest
in hamiringing the efforts of local agencies in their efforts to act
intelligently on matter which will come before them in public
meetings.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that any legislation relating to the
matters covered by the Ralph M. Brown Act be made to include the
State Legislature to the same extent and in the same detail as the
same may be made to apply to local agencies.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk forward copies
of this resolution to each member of the appropriate committees-,
concerned with such legislation in both houses of the State
Legislature
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PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 15th day of April, 1968.
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San Juan Capistrano
STATE OF CALIFORNIA ss
COUNTY OF ORANGE
CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO
I, ERNEST A. THOMPSON, City Clerk of the City of San Juan
Capistrano, California, hereby certify that the foregoing is a true
and correct copy of a resolution of the City Council of said
City numbered 68-4-15-1, adopted by the City Council on the 151h
day of April, 1968) and was so passed and adopted by the following
stated vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEN: DURNFORD, BATHGATE, BUCHHEIM and
CHERMAK
NOES: COUNCILMEN: NONE
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEN: OLIVARES
ABSENT COUNCILMEN: NONE
City Clerk