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COUNTY OF BUTTE
In re: Expression of opposition
to H,R. 3565
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, proposed legislation contained in H,R. 3$65, introduced
by Congressman Nli11s, by which children of unemployed persons weld be
included within the Aid to Dependent Children program, is now pending
before the Congress of the United States; and
WHEREAS, if enacted into law it is estimated that such legislation
would increase the annual welfare budget of Butte County by approximately
X1,000,000,00, of which X200,000.00 would be raised by local taxation;
and
- - WHEREAS, the economy of Butte County is essentially based upon agrioul-
tore and related industries with great seasonal variations in employment,
and as a consequence the enlargement of the Aid to Dependent Children
program proposed in H. R. 3865 not_only would impose the above mentioned
tremendous tax burden upon the owners of homes and farms, but in addition
would confront the CountyZ+Felfare Department with almost insurmountable
difficulties of administration; and
WHEREAS, the harvesting of_crops in the Sacramento VaL7;ey of California
is largely dependent upon agricultural workers who move from one eras to
another during the harvest season, without which workers the harvesting of
crops would be greatly impaired, if not made impossible; and
WHEREAS, legislation such as that proposed in H. R. 3865 would dis-
courage harvest workers fxom traveling to areas of employment, inasmuch as
they would be supported in idleness in areas of unemployment, and
WHEREAS, Butte County for many years has sided unemployed workers and
their families during the winter season from its local tax resources, and
assistance in the form of Federal Aid is neither required nor wanted far
this purpose by Butte County: and
WHEREAS, this Board of Supervisors firmly believes that problems of
unemployment will never be alleviated or solved through the zuedium of the
Aid to Dependent Children program, and further is convinced that such an
approach to the problem of unemployment may very well threaten the stability
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of the entire Aid to Dependent Children program which at present is
subject to great public criticism;
NOW,THEREE'ORE, BT IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of the
County of Butte, State of California, .hereby expresses its strong opposi-
tion to H.R. 3565 and .any other legislation having a similar effect; and
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED that this._Board of Supervisors urges its
representatives in .the Congress of the United States to protect and
support the economic welfare of the people .and the agricultural industry
of Butte County by opposing all such legislation; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified .copies of this resolution be
forwarded to the Honorable Harold. T. Johnson, representative in Congress
from the 2nd Congressional District, to other members of Congress from
California, and to the'Honorable Clair Engle and Thomas H. Suchel,
United States_Senators'from California.
Upon motion of Supervisor. Pryde ,seconded by Supervisor
Pittman ,the foregoing. resolution was passed and adopted at a regular
meeting of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Butte, State of
California, this 6th day of March, 1961, by the following called vote:
AYES: Supervisors Alldredge, Pittman, Pryde, Steinegger
and Chairman Giles
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
HARRIETT JAMES
County Clerk and ex-officio clerk.
of the Board of Supervisors of the.
County of Butte, State of Californian
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Chairman, Board of Supervisors
Butte County, California
Deputy Clerk
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