HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2000-50RESOLUTION NO. 2000-50
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL OPPOSING
SENATE BILL 402, WHICH MANDATES A SYSTEM OF
COMPULSORY AND BINDING ARBITRATION FOR THE
RESOLUTION OF PUBLIC SECTOR COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING DISPUTES WITH POLICE AND FIRE UNIONS
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WHEREAS, the California Legislature is debating Senate Bill 402, authored by
Senator John Burton, which mandates a system of compulsory and binding arbitration for
the resolution of public sector collective bargaining disputes with police and fire unions;
and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 402 transfers the authority of the Mayor and City Council
over the most critical services in a city's budget to an outside, non -elected arbitrator who
is not accountable to city residents; and
WHEREAS, the arbitrator is given the authority to make binding decisions
regarding compensation, benefits, discipline, deployment of the workforce and virtually
any issue the arbitrator finds to be a term and condition of employment; and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 402 would place at least 60% of a full-service city's budget
in the control of this outside, non -elected and unaccountable arbitrator; and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 402 gives police and fire unions first call on the city
treasury to the detriment of other city services; and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 402 gives unilateral control to police and fire unions to
declare an impasse, against the wishes of the elected Mayor and City Council, and call for
arbitration; and
WHEREAS, a system of compulsory and binding arbitration destroys good faith
collective bargaining between an employer and the employees; and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 402 imposes a clear and costly mandate on all local public
agencies in the hundreds of millions of dollars statewide, both for the arbitration process
and the cost of the arbitrator's award above the employer's last best offer; and
WHEREAS, proponents offer false claims that Senate Bill 402 is necessary to
prevent strikes by police and fire unions when strikes by these employees are already
illegal under current law and court decisions.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Lodi
declares its opposition to Senate Bill 402, and calls upon State legislators and the
Governor to recognize the importance of local control of local budgets and public services,
and to vote against this unreasonable and inappropriate intrusion on home rule; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that copies of this action by
the City Council of the City of Lodi are being sent by the City Clerk to Assembly and
Senate Members representing the City, the Governor and the offices of the League of
California Cities in Sacramento.
Dated: April 5, 2000
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2000-50 was passed and adopted by the City
Council of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting held April 5, 2000, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS - Hitchcock, Land, Nakanishi, Pennino and
Mann (Mayor)
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS - None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS - None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS - None
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JA UELINE L. AYL
Inte im City Clerk
2000-50