HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 12,717RESOLUTION NO. 12,717
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NATIONAL CITY SUPPORTING LEGISLATION TO LIMIT
THE REQUIREMENTS FOR LEGAL PUBLICATION OF ORDINANCES
WHEREAS, the Southern California City Clerks'
Association actively supported legislation to reduce the
exorbitant costs of legal publications pertaining to basic
wage rates, and
WHEREAS, the California State Legislature enacted
legislation this past year which eliminates the requirement
for publication of basic wage rates, and
WHEREAS, cities are still faced with excessive
legal publication costs due to requirements by statute or
charter (G.C. 50021) that ordinances must be published in
a newspaper of general circulation, and in full, and
WHEREAS, many cities are presently, or may be, faced
with drastic curtailment of monies in their General Fund
due to proposed limitations on these funds, and
WHEREAS, readership of legal publications, generally
delegated to classified sections of newspapers, is notably
lacking, and
WHEREAS, the Southern California City Clerks'
Association feel that the best interests of both the public
and their cities would be served by limiting the publication
of ordinances to number, title, a brief synopsis of content
and a statement that a full copy of the ordinance is available
in the office of the City Clerk.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council
of the City of National City support the efforts of the
Southern California City Clerks' Association to have legis-
lation adopted which would limit the requirements for legal
publication of ordinances to the manner proposed and which
would save many dollars of the taxpayers' funds and permit
them to be used in a manner which would provide more benefit
to their cities.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk is
hereby directed to send copies of this Resolution to our
representatives in the California State Legislature and
to the other general law cities within San Diego County.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of April, 1978.
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