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RESOLUTION NO. 86-86
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA QUINTA,
CALIFORNIA, IN OPPOSITION TO PROPOSITION 61 THE GANN
PAY LIMITATION INITIATIVE.
WHEREAS, an initiative known as Proposition 61 has been placed
on the November ballot; and
WHEREAS, the initiative would have an adverse impact on the City
of La Quinta and all other local and state governmental agencies in
California by:
Establishing the Governor's salary at $80,000 per year; and
Limiting compensation generally considered to be salary
plus fringe benefits) for employees to no more than 80 percent
of the Governor's salary; and
Prohibiting the carryover of accrued sick leave and
vacation time from one calendar year to the next; and
Limiting the contracting for services to a maximum of $75
per hour; and
WHEREAS, the initiative severely damages the City of La Quinta's
competitive position in relating and attracting top talent to public
service positions; and
WHEREAS, the arbitrary limits set by the initiative are in
conflict with the marketplace in which the City of La Quinta must
compete for technical and managerial skills; and
WHEREAS, the initiative destroys rational salary setting due to
the arbitrary limits it establishes and removes from local control
the ability to establish salaries for local employees; and
WHEREAS, by setting an arbitrary limit to top salaries, affects
all employees by forcing similar decreases throughout the salary
schedule to assure that longevity, education, leadership and special
skills continue to be rewarded; and
WHEREAS, the management of the City of La Quinta and all
California public business could suffer serious, perhaps irreparable,
damage as a result of the loss of competent managers that the
initiative would cause; and
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^!4 WHEREAS, the loss of accrued vacation and sick leave is
significant for City employees and is more than $7 billion statewide;
and
WHEREAS, the unrealistic limit on contracts makes it impossible
for the City of La Quinta to provide special and emergency services
such as a bulldozer operator for flood fighting; and
WHEREAS, the collective impacts of Proposition 61 would severely
limit the ability of the City of La Quinta and other state and local
governmental agencies to respond to the needs of the people.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City
of La Quinta, California, opposes the passage of Proposition 61 and
urges its defeat by the voting public.
APPROVED and ADOPTED this 7th day of October, 1986.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
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CITY MANAGER/CLERK
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