HomeMy WebLinkAbout72-128WHERE[~„S, self-sufficiency and independence are greatly
admired and long-standing American characterists, and
WHEREAS, the concept o~' Home RuI.e embodies said basic
American characteristics in fihe governance of local communities, and
WHEREAS, the County of Butte has long cherished its
tradition of Home Rule, adopting a Charter in 1917, and
WHER~AS, the County of Butte is a Chartered California
County, which Charter has been amended from time to time to
accommodate changing valaes and county gror~rth, and
WHEREAS, the citizens o~ the County of Butte believe
they are, and indeed are, best suited to determa.ne tne rules and
ordinances required tor the governance of tl~eir county, and
WFiEREAS, the citizens of the County of Butte have been
proud to assume responsibility for the promulgation of rules and
ordinances related to matters of local concern in the best Ameri,can
tradition, and
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of the County of
Butte recognizes its relationship to the Legislature o~ the State of
California, and deters to the State the right to establish laws
e~fecting counties when such laws meet the test o~ .Absolute Need
for Uniformity and, in fact, become uni~orm standards for all
government agencies throughout the State, and
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of the County of
Butte has been alarmed over the past several. years to witness the
Legislature of the State af California consider and approve bills
RESOLUTION OUTLINING THE POLICY OF THE COUNTY
OF BiTTTE REGARDING THE ENCROACHN~NT OF THE
STATE LEGTSLATURE INTO HOME RULE MATTERS
which effectively invade the accepted limits of local control and
remove responsibility from local officials and the citizens of the
counties, thereby eroding the concept of Home Rule and.denying
the citizens of counties the dignity and pride inherent therein, '
some of which matters of local concern are hereinafter recited:
ONE: A~1 matters relating to wages, hours, fringe
benef~ts (including retirement programs) and working conditions
of county employees, excepting there~rom such matters as Workmen's
Compensation and Unemployment Insurance benefits, which are
legitimate matters of statewide concern for the State Legislature, snd
TWO: Caunty planning, including the requirements for
Genera~ Plans and all elements thereto, and
THREE: Restrictions related to the development of ''
new revenue sources by eounties, which restrictions force counties
to inerease property taxes thereby placing an onerous burden upon
local property taxpayers, and
FOUR: Restrictions placed upon the use of State sub-
ventions, which subventions are taxes collected by the State for
use by local agencies oniy because the State is a more efficient
collector of such taxes and not because the State is better equipped
to determine said uses, and
FIVE: The increasing tendency for the State to develop
new sources of State revenue, which revenue must be collected by
the local agencies, and, in effect, require said local agencies
to expend ~oca~ revenue in the collection thereof without compensa-`
tio~, and
SEVEDI: The propensity of the State Legislatu~e to
enact legislation mandating counties to meet cer~ain expensive and
restrictive standards (especially with regard to personnel),
which legislation specifically exempts the agencies of the State o~
California from meeting the same standards, and
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WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of the County of
Butte has always communicated its position to the Legislature of
the State of California ~egarding legislation affecting local agencies,
but has never effectively informed its citizenry of the gravity of
such legislation, and
W~iEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of the County of
But~e believes that by adopting this resolution, the citizens of
the County of Butte will be informed of this grave situation, and
WHEREAS, the citizens of the County o£ Sutte are
represented in the California State Legislature by Senator Fred
Mar~er and Assemblyman Ray Johnson, both of whom are aware o~ the
Board's concern, and who, in the past, have supported the principles
enunciated above;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of 5uper-
visors of the County of Bu~~te as follows, to wit:
1. 'That the Soard of Supervisors of the County
of Butte wishes to reinforce its objection to such legislation herein-
before recited, and hereby does strenuously object to the zncursion
of the State Legislature into areas that have been traditionally
and rightfully matters of local concern, which matters fa11 withi~n
the purviaw of Home RuI.e:
2. That copies of this resolutian be transmftted
to Senator Fred IrFarler and Assemblyman Ray Johnson, with the urging
of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Butte that these
representatives continue to give careful consideration to the effect
state legislation may have on the operatian of local government,
and especially as such state 1.egislat~m may affect long-established
basic principles xelated to the governance of 1oca1 agencies.
3. That the County Clerk be directed to send copies
of this resolutxon to the news media, other interested legislators,
and any other parties the Board of Supervisors of the County of Butte
may from time to time find it necessary to inform or remind of tne
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position of the Board of _Supervisors of the County of Butte as it
relates to matters hereinbefore set forth.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Butte County Board of
Supervisors this 25th_ day of ~_ Ju~___~__, 1972, by the follow-
ing vote:
AYES: Superuisars Dou~hit, Ladd, Madigan, Maxon and
Chairman Gilman.
NOES: None=
ABSENT: None
NOT VOTING: None
ATTEST:
CL.ARK ,A. NELSON, County Clerk and
ex-officia Clerk of the Board
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