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RESOLUTION NO.6663
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF AZUSA SUPPORTING AND ENDORSING
PROPOSITION A, IN JUNE 6, 1978, BALLOT.
The City Council of the City of Azusa does hereby
resolve as follows:
WHEREAS, the prevailing wage clause was included in the
Los Angeles Charter in 1913 to guarantee County
employees an equal wage because they had no
union or bargaining rights, and
WHEREAS, this sixty-five year old clause is no longer
needed because County employees now have the
guaranteed right to organize collectively for
wages and benefits; furthermore, there is j.ob
security through Civil Service. This excessive
security for County employees is not available
to job holders in private industry, and
WHEREAS, each year a government conducted survey estab-
lishes wages to be paid County employees based
upon employees doing the same job in other
industries. The survey does not include a
survey of fringe benefits. This establishes
the mandatory wage floor to start all union
negotiations,:and
WHEREAS, this uniform charter clause prevents the County
from bargaining freely on wages and fringe benefits.
Therefore, the union has complete flexibility to
bargain above the prevailing wage floor.
NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED, that the City Council of
the City of Azusa, recognizes that this unequal and over-
generous protection of County employees, which includes
Civil Service, collective bargaining and prevailing wage
has created an economic disaster for the tax payer. There-
fore, the City Council of the City of Azusa endorses and
supports Proposition A, and urges all voters within the City
of Azusa to vote YES on Proposition A, thereby relieving
the tax payers of an onerous and unfair,burder.
I hereby certify that
duly adopted by the City Council of the City
regular meeting thereof held on the 15th day
by the following vote of the Council:
of Azusa, at
of May, 1978,
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AYES:
Councilmen:
Decker, Fry, Solem
NOES:
Councilmen:
Cruz
ABSENT:
Councilmen:
ABSTAIN:
Councilmen:
Moses
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