Resolution 1269
RESOLUTION NO. 1269
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY CALLING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
A LOCAL COUNCILIATION COUNCIL IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEALING
WITH HUMAN RELATIONS PROBLEMS.
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Gilroy is deeply concerned with
the problems faced by the City of Gilroy and surrounding communities in the
field of human relations, and
WHEREAS, this council and the councils of surrounding communities
have recognized that these problems are not confined within the boundaries of
allV one ci ty or county, and
WHEREAS, we acknowledge the pre-emption of the field of human rela-
tions by the State of California, and
WHEREAS, we are award of the I imited personnel and budget made avail..
able to the Fair Employment Practices Commission (FEPC), as established in the
State Legislature's program, and
WHEREAS, we are cognizant that the FEPC was established by the State
legislature to implement the state program in the field of human relations, and
WHEREAS, we are award of the many contributions which a human rela-
tions council can make to -
(a) alleviate concerns before they become problems of the FEPC,
(b) coordinate community efforts in this field, and
(c) to promote the objectives of the State Legislature in estab-
lishing the FEPC,
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Gilroy does hereby RESOLVE
;:IS follows:
SECTION 1. That we hereby request the Board of Supervisors of the
County of Santa Clara to request the FEPC to establish a local conciliation
council for the County of Santa Clara pursuant to Section 1419 (h) of the labor
Code, and to invest said conciliation council with the power to deal with any
similar body that may be established in the County of Santa Clara with regard to
common problems in the field of hu~an relations. Liaison and cooperation bet-
ween the two county conciliation councils to be established at the earliest
possiblE; time.
SECTION 2. That said conciliation council be empowered with the
allthority, pursuant to Section 1419 (h) of the Labor Code, to deal with the
full range of problems, including the functioning, on a non-partisan and non-
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political basis, as an advisory body to the FEPC, to assist the FEPC in creat-
ing widespread awareness of the e>dstence and purpose of the Fair Employment
f?"d::;tices Act and Fair Housing Act, and to aid in promoting general public
acceptance and practice of the principles of equal opportunity, good will and
cooperation among the groups and elements of the population, and to hold joint
county conciliation council hearings or studies as needed and to publicize the
findings. Specific fields of study should include, in the context of human
relations, the subjects of employment, housing, health, education and recrea-
tion, and police practices.
gCTION 3. That said conciliation council shall be called the "Santa
C lara County Human Relations Counci III and that it be composed of one counci lman
and one appointee from each city, each recognized community council in the
County, together with one supervisor appointed by the Board of Supervisors, with
a quorum to be one-third of the membership. Said council shall elect a chair-
man and vice chairman from its membership, establish subcommittees from among
its membership as the need arises and is to receive the support of sufficient
staff, and is to conduct regular meetings at least monthly.
SECTION 4. That the Santa Clara County Human Relations Council be
financed by an appropriation to be made by the Board of Supervisors of Santa
Clara County, which appropriation shall take into cognizance and annual budget
to be drawn up and prepared by the Santa Clara County Human Relations Council.
Special programs may be financed totally or on a sharing basis with the juris-
diction involved in that special program.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk is hereby directed to transmit a certi-
'fied copy of this resolution to the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa
Clara, the FEPC, and to the City Council of each City in the County of Santa
CIa ra.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this _-_-1.Z!!:!. day of
June
, 1968 by
the following vote:
NOES:
COUNCil MEMBERS: Allemand,Duffin,Quartirol i ,Silva,
Wentworth, and Goodrich.
COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
AYES:
ABSENT:
COUNCil MEMBERS: Kennedy
APPROVED:
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I, SUSANNE E. STEINMETZ, City Clerk of the City of Gilroy, do
hereby certify that the attached Resolution No. 126g
is an original
resolution, duly adopted by the Council of the City of Gilroy at a
regular meeting of said Council held on the
17th day of June
, 19~, at which meeting a quorum was present.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
official seal of the City of Gilroy, this
18th day of June
, 19~.
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