HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2000-10RESOLUTION NO. 2000-10
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL IN SUPPORT OF THE PASSAGE
OF PROPOSITION 26, "THE MAJORITY RULE ACT FOR SMALLER CLASSES,
SAFER SCHOOLS AND FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY"
WHEREAS, more than two million California students attend class in temporary facilities, and the
state must build six new classrooms every day if it is going to accommodate the quickly growing student
population; and
WHEREAS, without significant new construction and modernization, existing schools will not be
ready to handle the estimated 300,000 additional students over the next seven years; and
WHEREAS, at a time when California families want safer schools, more class size reduction, and
better access to 218` century learning tools like computers and the Internet, we need to ensure that local
school districts have the funds to create classroom environments that help students learn; and
WHEREAS, last year voters passed Proposition 1A, a $9.2 billion statewide bond to provide state
matching funds for local school facilities construction and improvements; and
WHEREAS, school districts can only receive Proposition 1A state bond funds if they can generate
matching funds through local bonds; and
WHEREAS, local school bonds require a two-thirds vote to pass, forcing many districts to run
numerous campaigns; and
WHEREAS, this initiative would amend the California Constitution and Education Code to allow
passage of critically needed local school bonds with a simple majority of 50 percent plus one, rather than
the current two-thirds vote required, while holding local school districts strictly accountable for prudent and
responsible spending; and
WHEREAS, a local school bond in Lodi Unified School District recently received 61.9 percent, but
failed passage due to the two-thirds vote requirement for local school bonds; and
WHEREAS, the local school bond in Lodi Unified School District would have passed with a simple
majority of 50 percent plus one, but the two-thirds vote requirement prevented the will of the majority of
voters from being heard, and denied our children the chance to enjoy a positive learning environment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Lodi supports the
passage of Proposition 26, the "Majority Rule Act for Smaller Classes, Safer Schools and Financial
Accountability," and encourages California voters to approve this Proposition on March 7, 2000.
Dated: January 19, 2000
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2000-10 was passed and adopted by the City Council of the
City of Lodi in a regular meeting held January 19, 2000 by the following vote:
AYES:
COUNCIL MEMBERS — Hitchcock, Land, Pennino and Mann (Mayor)
NOES:
COUNCIL MEMBERS — Nakanishi
ABSENT:
COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSTAIN:
COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ALICE M. REIMCHE
City Clerk
2000-10