HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Reso No 1951-716
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Rl~.soWTION NO. 716
Wdherea.s, theiafe1"<ior oourt reorganization program idll OOW1enee
in part Janu1"1l. 1952, and be ,fullyefreet1"e after J:muary 5.. 1953; and
"Whereas" the Cit.Y' of' ~lsinor(t~uu) persu.aded t.o withold their objec-
tions t.o the new program. OIl tfie' beUe! and express promiue or the principal pro-
ponents or the plan that, the CU;' or 11 eino re would. not lose any court revenues
and that. tines and forfeitures would be dd.stributed so as to maintain a status
quo; and
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"Whereas" our trtt.tfia enforcu!l.tant dut.ius of our police department
cost tar more thall the t,rattio enforcement duties of the court and that. any study
ot existin~ disposition of f'insft and .t~or.relt.u):'v8 snouldgive equal imparla.noe to
polioe department ~O$ts as ma1 bef~iven to ootU"t costs; N:l.d
tlWhe1"eas, it. t\OW appears that. the neW' plan will be more oostly than
originally beJ.j.eved by tbeproponents t~ler(l)of.. and attempts are being made by
tboQounti@s, one of t.he proponents oft.be court program, to meet this antici-
pated a.dditional cost. at the expcmse of the cities by a reduction of the cities
siu\l'e of fines and forfeitures; and
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nWQerea,s, no part of such a.dditional cost b due t,o aet.ion by the
CU'Y 01 Ellllinore; and
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ffWhereai, the Son4i.t.e ana A5aer~bly lnterim Commi tte~s on Judiciary
propoao to study and 1nvest1g~4.te t.n.!. and other interior court pro 1;;1_8 ; noW' I
tnerefore, be it
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na.,eoltv1t,d OJ' the City Oouncil otthft G1tl oi 118.1.no1:'8 .1:. a re5Ular
meeting held Dee. 21, 1951, that t,he &maT.eand Assembly Interim OoEitt.ees on
Judio1ary be urged to reject any plan or att.iMpt to meet. the additional expenDS
of the interior ocm,rt. system out. of the citiea sl'Ut;l"e ot tn. tines ~d torfeitl.lres t
a.t the expense of th€! q:lt1f taxpayers and oont.rary to the promise upon which Pie
withheld OPiX>8ition to tnemea.sure; and be it further
"Re$olved, tha.t ~&1d inter-1m committees study and inve6tlga.t~ all
practi.oal methods of 1mprovi.t1g thl\', ~dmini8t)''$;t.ive proceedures iil.nd techniques of
such courts, and the organiQtion and operation thereof to effect the gl'flIateet
possible e.Kticieney and econOll.y in the a<1m1ni&t:r'ation of juotioe by such courts;
and be it further
"Resolved, t.hat COplCll5 of this resolution be f'orb'a.r4eQ to the Senate
and Assembly Interim CoJlll.'dttees on Judiciary and to th. Judicial Council, Sena.tor
~hJlson l)ilsworlh an<i A~u.u..bl~ John Sabba.ge.
I, Gordoll Uunt, the (~uly iiJlected,qualified and act.i.ng City Olark
or the Oity of ilsinortt, do b.ereby cortifyth..,t the ft.)l'er"l'Omg is a full, true
Qd eorrect copy ot .. Resolut.ion of the City Counoil ot th$ City ot Elsinore,
paosed at ita re"Jular meet:d,ft,g hold on the 21st da.y ot December. 1951.
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