HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 98-22RESOLUTION NO. 98 - 22
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF DIAMOND BAR OPPOSING JUNE 2, 1998
BALLOT MEASURE PROPOSITION 223
WHEREAS, a ballot measure has been placed on the June 2, 1998 State primary election
ballot, known as Proposition 223 the so=called "95-5" initiative; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 223 would mandate that no more than five percent (5%) of all
funds received by school districts shall be expended on administrative costs, as defined by the
measure; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 223 would penalize every school district which fails to comply
with any provision of the initiative by a State Board of Education fine of an amount equal to five
(5%) of the basic per -ADA revenue limit times total ADA; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 223 includes in the five percent (5%) limit: school police,
school bus maintenance and operations, curriculum development, supervision of instruction, staff
development, data processing, payroll, accounting, personnel, bulk purchasing and warehousing,
as well as, general school district administration (Board and Superintendent); and
WHEREAS, Proposition 223 is another attempt to effectively destroy local governance,
in California and in Diamond Bar, by eliminating the discretion of locally elected officials to
allocate community resources in the manner demanded by the community; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 223 is another in an ever-increasing line of statewide measures,
which abuse and despoil the intern of initiate, referendum and recall that were envisioned by the
early 1900's reformers as last resort direct democracy alternatives; not as political office campaign
marketing tools; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 223 is an example of the unsettling proclivity of political
entrepreneurs to circumvent our democratic republic governmental form as evidenced by the fact
that between 1917 and 1978 there were about a total of ten (10) statewide propositions; but,
between 1978 and 1998 there have been two hundred twenty (220) statewide propositions; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 223 is the most egregious form of local governance
circumvention because it destroys the very foundation upon which our system of governance has
been built, i.e., the right of locally elected officials to make decisions on behalf of those that elect
them; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 223 deserves to be and should be soundly defeated on June 2,
1998; and
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Diamond Bar does
and hereby opposes the passage of statewide measure Proposition 223, at the June 2, 1998 State
primary election.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 21st day of April , 1998.
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Mayor
I, TOMMYE NICE, Deputy City Clerk of the City of Diamond Bar do hereby certify that
the foregoing Resolution was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Diamond Bar held on the 21st day of April, 1998, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Ansari, Huff, O'Connor,
MPT/Chang, M/Herrera
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAINED: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
Deputy City Cierk of the
City of Diamond Bas
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