Res 86-055RESOLUTION NO. 86-055
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF POWAYw CALIFORNIA,
SUPPORTING PROPOSITION 49
NONPARTISAN RLWCTIONS
~%%~P~EAS, existing provisions of the California Constitution provide that
judicial, school, county, and city offices shall be nonpartisan; and
WHEREAS, the Suprsme Court and the State of California has ruled that
neither the California Constitution nor the statutes prohibit political parties
or their central ou,,,,ittees frcm supporting, endorsing, or cgposing candidates
for nonpartisan office; and
WHEREAS, the concept of nonpartisan judicial and local elections has worked
well for more than 70 years and has made a mjor contribution to California's
well-deserved reputation for effective local government; and
WHEREAS, judges should be elected for their good character, diligence and
objectivity and not their party affiliation; and
WHEREAS, while political parties provide a needed function at the D~tional
and state level, very large legislative bodies require party discipline in
decision-making, there does not exist at the local level a cc~aparable n~-~cd where
policies are negotiated and determined typically by five to seven elected offi-
cials;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Poway
does hereby support Proposition 49 which will restore nonpartisanship to local
elections which have historically served the citizens in California in good
stead.
PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED, by the City C~il of the City of Poway,
California, at a regular meeting thereof this/~th)day of May, 1986.
Carl R. Kruse, Mayor
ATTEST:
Marjorie K. Wahlsten, City Clerk