Resolution 2008-10
RESOLUTION NO. 2008-10
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY OPPOSING THE
GOVERNOR'S 2008/2009 BUDGET PROPOSAL AND URGING THE GOVERNOR
AND LEGISLATURE TO INVESTIGATE ADDITIONAL REVENUE SOURCES
WHEREAS, California's more than 6 million students deserve high-quality schools
with well-trained educators, small class sizes, quality instructional materials and up-to-date
textbooks; and
WHEREAS, Governor Schwarzenegger's 2008/2009 budget proposal calls for
massive and devastating cuts to K-12 grade students and schools by reducing Proposition 98
funding in 200812009 and the $4.4 billion cut in funding would cause the laying off of tens
of thousands of teachers statewide; and
WHEREAS, , the Gilroy Unified School District would lose $4.4 million do to this
suspension of funds, damaging local efforts to ensure up-to-date textbooks are in the
classroom and ongoing training and smaller class sizes are maintained; and
WHEREAS, California voters approved and strongly support the protection of
Proposition 98 funding to protect schools and students and these cuts are fundamentally
inconsistent with the state goal of improving student achievement
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of
Gilroy strongly opposes the Governor's current 2008/2009 budget proposal and urges the
Governor and Legislature to explore all possibilities to solve the budget crisis including
searching for new revenue sources.
RESOLUTION NO. 2008-10
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this ih day of April 2008 by the following vote:
AYES:
COUNCILMEMBERS: ARELLANO, BRACCO, DILLON,
GARTMAN, TUCKER, WOODWARD and PINHEIRO
NOES:
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
NONE
NONE
APPROVED:
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RESOLUTION NO. 2008-10
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J, SHA WNA FREELS, City Clerk ofthe City of Gilroy, do hereby certify that the
attached Resolution No. 2008-10 is an original resolution, or true and correct copy of a city
resolution, duly adopted by the Council of the City of Gilroy at a regular meeting of said Council
held on the 7th day of April, 2008, at which meeting a quorum was present.
TN WITNESS WHEREOF, J have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Official Seal of
the City of Gilroy this 9th day of April, 2008.
(Seal)