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• • <br /> RESOLUTION NO. 870 <br /> A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE <br /> TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS OPPOSING THE PASSAGE OF <br /> SENATE BILL 275 <br /> WHEREAS, the City of the Town of Los Altos Hills is vitally concerned <br /> with the proposed comprehensive labor relations measure, Senate Bill 275 <br /> which has been introduced in the 1975 Legislative Session under the sponsor- <br /> ship of the Joint Committee on Public Employer/Employee Relations; and <br /> WHEREAS, SB275 grants public employees the right to strike and makes <br /> mandatory compulsory and binding arbitration, thus taking vital decision <br /> making power out of the hands of locally elected officials and passing those <br /> decisions to non-elective persons who are not responsible to the public; and <br /> WHEREAS, proposed Senate Bill 275 constitutes a definite infringement <br /> and pre-emption of local government's authority to responsibly deal with <br /> public employees salaries, fringe benefits and working conditions; and <br /> WHEREAS, it is the responsibility of City Councils to maintain and <br /> responsibly exercise the authority granted them by their respective <br /> constituencies in providing vitally needed public services through their <br /> employees. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of the <br /> Town of Los Altos Hills that the Council hereby expresses its opposition to, <br /> and urges the defeat of Senate Bill 275 as it relates to comprehensive public <br /> labor relations. <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this Resolution be forwarded <br /> to State Legislators representing the City of the Town of Los Altos Hills, <br />