Res 86-114RESOLUTION NO. 86-114
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF POWAY, CALIFORNIA,
SUPPORTING PROPOSITION A
JUBTICE FACILITIES FINANCING
ON THE ~ER 1986 ~T.T~2Y'~~
WHEREAS, more than 2,000 criminals are arrested and then turned loose each
month because our jails are overcrowded and the Courts backlogged; and
WHEREAS, money invested in a spccdier court system would save both detention
costs and improve our justice system; and
WHEREAS, Proposition A would add a half-cent to our sales tax for only five
years and raise $400 million to build additional jails and courts; and
WHEREAS, the citizens of San Diego County have asked for more police,
tougher judges, stricter laws, and stiffer penalties; and
WHEREAS, without the revenues frem Proposition A, the County cannot give the
police, deputy sheriffs, and judges the tools they need to do their jobs.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council does hereby support Proposition A on the
November, 1986 ballot and urges our residents to vote for Proposition A.
PASSED, ADOPTED AlxI) APPROVED, by the City ~m~cil of the City of Poway,
California, at a regular meeting thereof this/30~ day of September, 1986.
Carl R. Kruse, Mayor
AT~EST:
l~r]orie~K. Wahlsten, City Clerk