Resolution 2011-27
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RESOLUTION NO. 2011-27
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF GILROY IN SUPPORT OF A CALIFORNIA STATE
BUDGET THAT PROTECTS FUNDING FOR LOCAL
GOVERNMENT AND SCHOOLS
WHEREAS, the Gilroy City Council strongly urges the California State Legislature and
Governor to approve a state budget that appropriately funds local schools and that does not
diminish funding to municipalities, pass unfunded state mandates onto local governments, or
interfere with local programs in support of economic development and job creation; and
WHEREAS, the education of our children is a shared value of parents, schools and our
society in general and therefore one of the highest priorities of our shared social experience; and
WHEREAS, schools and students are in need of a stable budget approach that provides
them the funding necessary to carry out their mission of creating the best educated children that
are prepared to compete in the global workplace; and
WHEREAS, the state's inability to find a solution for its budget deficit creates financial
uncertainty and harms California's image on the World stage; and
WHEREAS, state and local funding for schools has been cut by more than $18 billion,
or about $1,900 per student in the last three years; and
WHEREAS, Gilroy Unified School District has cut $6 million from its budget over the
past three years as a result of ongoing statewide cuts to education funding and the City of Gilroy
has cut $13 million from its budget over the past three years as a result of the economic impacts
of the Great Recession; and
WHEREAS, Gilroy Unified School District will be forced to cut up to an additional $10
million from its budget if the Legislature does not find a budget solution to prevent such extreme
budgetary cuts.
RESOLUTION NO. 2011-27
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Gilroy
emphatically supports a state budget that preserves local municipal funding and that adequately
funds the provision of public education for our students and that does not harm local funding
sources, impose unfunded state mandates on local governments or harm local programs in
support of economic development and job creation.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a Special Meeting of the City Council this 9th day of May,
2011, by the following vote:
AYES:
BRACCO, DILLON, LEROE-MUNOZ, TUCKER,
WOODWARD and PINHEIRO
NOES:
NONE
ABSENT:
ARELLANO
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RESOLUTION NO. 2011-27
I, SHA WNA FREELS, City Clerk ofthe City of Gilroy, do hereby certify that the
attached Resolution No. 2011-27 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 special meeting of said Council
held on the 9th day of May, 2011, 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 10th da of May, 2011.
Shawna Freels, CMC
City Clerk of the City of Gilroy
(Seal)