HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 14,956RESOLUTION NO. 14,956
A RESOLUTION OF flit CITY OF NATIONAL CITY SUPPORTING PROPOSITION 49:
NONPARTISAN Rr.R'TIONS
WHEREAS, existing provisions of the California Constitution provide
that judicial, school, county, and city offices shall be nonpartisan; and
WHEREAS, the Supreme Court and the State of California has ruled that
neither the California Constitution nor the statutes prohibit political
parties or their central committees from supporting, endorsing, or opposing
candidates for nonpartisan office; and
WHEREAS, the concept of nonpartisan judicial and local elections has
worked well for more than 70 years and has made a major contribution to
California's well -deserved reputation for effective local government; and
WHEREAS, judges should be elected for their good character, diligence
and objectivity and not their party affiliation; and
WHEREAS, while political parties provide a needed function at the
national and state level, and very large legislative bodies require party
discipline in decision -making, there does not exist at the local level a
comparable need where policies are negotiated and determined typically by five
to seven elected officials.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of National City does
hereby support Proposition #49, which will restore nonpartisanship to local
elections which have historically served the citizens in California in good
stead.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 27th day of May, 1986.
ATTEST:
IONE/CAMPBEL L, CITY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
GEORGE H. EISER, III -CITY ATTORNEY