HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 1705 ERIn the City Council
City of Lodi
Lodi, California
RESOLUTION NO. 1705
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of the County of San
Joaquin is placing before the voters in the November election
two propositions, one asking the approval of the issuance of
bonds for a new County Building, totaling 46,500,000.00 and
another asking the approval of the issuance of bonds for a
new jail, totaling 0500,000.00, and
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors is desirous of calling
to the attention of the voters and taxpayers the seriousness
of the housing problem of County offices, and
WHEREAS, the County Court House is inadequate, expensive
to maintain, suffering from wear and tear and certain structural
defects and is a definite fire hazard, and
WHEREAS, the construction of an adequate County Court House
would mean a saving annually of approximately 436,000.00 per
year of rentals for outside quarters for various County depart-
ments, and
WHEREAS, efficiency would materially be increased by having
all. County departments being close together in one building thus
saving a tremendous amount of transportation, keeping the employ-
ees on the job working instead of traveling from department to
department, and pooling of office machines and other equipment;
now therefore,
BE TT RgSOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LODI AS FOLLOWS:
That the City Council hereby endorses the passage of the
bond issues for the County Court House and Jail as an economy
measure in County government; be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, that a City -County Committee be established
for the purpose of making a study as to the location of the
Court House and Jail and to make such further studies as they
deem necessary and such recommendations as they deem advisable
to the Board of Supervisors; be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Committee be composed as follows:
One member to be appointed by the Mayor of each of the in-
corporated cities in San Joaquin County, five members to be
appointed by the County Board of Supervisors, perferably residents
in the unincorporated area; be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the chairman of each of the Planning
Commissions in the County or his designated representative from
his Planning Commission act as consultants to the City -County
Committee.
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Certified to be a full, correct and true copy of
Resolution No. 1705 of the City Council of the City
of Lodi as passed and adopted October 22, 1952, by
the .following vote:
AYES: Councilmen, Preszler, Richey, Rinn,
Robinson and Haskell
NOE3: Councilmen, None
ABSENT: Councilmen, None
October 23, 1952