HomeMy WebLinkAbout64-020 RESOLUTION NO. 64-20
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
COUNTY OF BUTTE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF BUTTE URGING
THE SUPPORT OF A PROGRAM TO MEET THE SHORTAGE OF AGRICULTURAL LABOR
THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
WHEREAS, Butte County is primarily an agricultural County and
agriculture is the largest economic unit in the County; and
WHEREAS, this vital economic unit will be adversly affected by
the ending of the Bracero Labor Program on December 31, 1964; and
WHEREAS, a massive domestic recruitment program is suggested to
fill the void created by the loss of the Bracero Program; and
WHEREAS, a problem will be created in farm housing in that the
present single-man community housing units are not adaptable to
and are worthless as family type dwellings; and
WHEREAS, peak employment is for a period of approximately
four (4) months in this County and thereafter these workers who
will need to be cared for will be required to be put on the Welfare
rolls which, at the present, are substantially overburdened in
this County; and
WHEREAS, the domestic recruitment will bring to this County
families with children of school age and place them in a school
system which presently is suffering from overcrowded conditions; and
WHEREAS, all governmental services will be required to be
increased with no increase in tax revenue basis;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors of
the County of Butte, State of California, that all other counties
actively support and encourage the Honorable Governor of this State
of California and appropriate State agencies to initiate the
following courses of action:
1. Review and clarify those laws and regulations affecting
the Department of Welfare and Department of Employment recipients
in reference to agriculture utilization by making these recipients
available to the agricultural labor poels.
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2. Conduct necessary surveys and compile accurate data on
farm employment needs, crop by crop, month by month, and area by
area, so proper schedules for intelligent utilization of the farm
labor resources may be made;
3. Discover the number of unemployed urban workers who are
willing and able to accept seasonal farm employment, with information
as to wage and housing requirements.
4. Determine what wages California agricultural employers
can afford to pay and still remain competitive in world markets.
5. Ascertain effects of farm labor importation on educational,
medical, health and other public service agencies.
6. Review the impact of possible reduced agriculture production
on other industries related to agriculture activity, and
7. Ascertain the impact and economic problems on small local
governmental entities including schools and counties and methods
of financing the same.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors of the
County of Butte, State of California, that said Board respectfully
requests the California Supervisors Association and all other counties
to take all feasible actions which will result in the implementation
of the above program.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this Resolution shall be
sent, by the Clerk of this Board, to all interested parties and all
governmental officials concerned herewith, and to such other persons
as may be designated by this Board.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Supervisors of the County of
Butte, State of California, this 24th day of March, 1964, by the
following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Giles, Pryde, Steinegger and Chairman McKillop
NOES: None
ABSENT: Supervisor Alldredge ' Ia
ATTEST: CK cKILLO;, Chafn
JESSIE ROGERS, County Clerk
and ex-officio clerk of the
Board of Supervisors
By
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