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RESOLUTION NO. 71-33
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA,
CALIFORNIA, URGING PASSAGE OF SENATE BILL 1300 RELATING TO
NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT OF GRAND JURY.
WHEREAS, Senator James E. Whetmore has recently introduced Senate
Bill 1300 which requires the grand jury to submit any report relating to
public agency or officer at least ten days prior to making report avail-
able to news media or general public; and
WHEREAS, the Orange County Grand Jury recently recommended that the
County Board of Education and County Superintendent of Schools positions be
abolished; and
WHEREAS, the Orange County Grand Jury did not arrange to notify
departments, boards, and personnel involved in advance of release to news
media; and
WHEREAS, submission of the report to the department, board, or
personnel involved within a reasonable period of time prior to release to
the press and public would in no way interfere with the basic duties of
the Grand Jury;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that this Council deems it only fair and
proper that such ten-day prior notification be required of the grand jury;
and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Costa
Mesa does hereby support and urge the passage of Senate Bill 1300 and
requests that it be enacted into law by the State Legislature; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk is hereby directed to send
copies of this resolution to the Chairman of Local Government Committee; to 1
Senators James E. Whetmore and Dennis E. Carpenter; to the Orange County J
Grand Jury; and to the Orange County Board of Supervisors.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 17th day of May, 1971.
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yor of the City of Costa Mesa
ATTEST:
City Clerkrk of the City of Costa rsa
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I, EILEEN P. PHINNEY, City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa and ex -officio
Clerk of the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa, hereby certify that the
above and foregoing Resolution No. 71-33 was duly and regularly passed and
adopted by the said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the
17th day of May, 1971.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of
the City of Costa Mesa, this 18th day of May, 1971.
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