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Resolution 286 RESOLUTION NO.286 RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY OPPOSING PROpmSITION NO.lO ON NOVEMBER 4,1952 GENERAL ELECTION. WHEREAS, Proposition No.lO as it appears on the November 4,1952 general election ballot would prohibit the proper and economical use of public funds for obvious public purposes by the joint action of all of the cities and other public agenoies of California;and WHEREAS, Proposition No.IO does not prohibit the separate expenditure of publio funds to urge legislation of interest to the City of Gilroy but merely prevents the City of Gilroy from joining with sister munioipalities in urging the adoption of state and federal legislation of interest to all cities opposing the enactment of measures which would be immediately harmful to city residents;and WHEREAS, Proposition No.IO,which in no way relates to pensions, is advanced by pension promoter George MoLain to punish those who opposed and defeated a former McLain pension program;and WHEREAS, Proposition No.lO does not prohibit private interests from influencing legislation on a collective basis but only prohibits colleotive representation of public interests and agencies;and WHEREAS, Proposition .0.IO permanently destroys or severel) damages a countless number of qyasi-public agencies whose only purposes is the advancement of good government and the public inter- est,such as the League of California Cities,the Shoreline Planning, District Attorneys ,Irrigation Districts ,Fire Chtets,Supervisors, School Trustees and School Administrators Assooiations,and the California Conference of Social Workers;and lffiEREAS, Proposition No.lO would cause the wasteful and extrava- gant expenditure of public funds to do indiviattally what now may be economically achieved jointly by cities and other public agencies of California,including the sttae and its departments and agencies; now, therefore, The City Council of the City of Gilroy does resolve as follows: that it is opposed to the adoption of Proposition No.IO because it would cause untold harm to the cities of California and their citizens and urges the electors of the City of Gilroy to vote "No" on prop- osition No.lO at the November 4,1952,election. ADOPTED and PASSED the 6th daYf of Ootober,1952, by the following votes: A 'YES : NOES: ABSENT : Councilmen Pate,Rush,Kennedy,Gallo,White,Ronald Councilmen None Councilmen None APPROVED: (!. ;7)J~ -' Attest: (f.~.~ City Cle . t- :. ./