HomeMy WebLinkAbout2002-02-26 - RESOLUTIONS - LACO MEASURE C (2)RESOLUTION NOA2-24
A RESOLUTION'OF'THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA,
IN SUPPORT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY BALLOT MEASURE PROPOSITION C
WHEREAS, Proposition C was placed on the March 5, 2002 ballot by a unanimous
vote of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors in order to strengthen and modernize
. the command structure of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department; and
WHEREAS, Proposition C will mean a safer Los Angeles County and a more
efficient Sheriffs Department; and
WHEREAS, the County Charter, which governs the current command structure of
the Department was last updated over a quarter century ago. Since then, the County's
population has dramatically increased, from 5.8 to 9.8 million, and the Sheriffs
Department has grown substantially larger and serves more cities; and
WHEREAS, in 1967, the Department had 6,024 total personnel compared to nearly
16,000 today. The number of cities the Department patrols has increased from 23 to 41,
this includes the City of Santa Clarita. It is now the largest Sheriffs Department in the
nation and the second largest local law enforcement agency in the country, and one of the
most diverse and complex; and
WHEREAS, the Sheriffs Department has been unable to meet the increased
demands on management and supervisors as a result of the limits imposed on the
Department by the County Charter drafted in the 1960'x. In the current world
environment, in which security and public safety are a high priority in the community, law
enforcement should not be burdened with arbitrary bureaucratic constraints that limits its
ability to respond to demands placed upon them from domestic and international security
threats; and
WHEREAS, the Sheriffs Department has developed a strategic plan called LASD2
that stresses workforce excellence, fiscal integrity and organizational effectiveness in order
to meet the growth of the past 30 years and the changing needs of law enforcement for Los
Angeles County. The plan calls for a Charter Amendment that will increase the number of
Assistant Sheriffs from two to three, and increase the number of Division Chiefs from eight
to twelve. This measure will allow the hiring of civilians from outside the Department.
These civilians will have special skills and experience in technology and infrastructure that
are currently not available to the Sheriffs Department. Proposition C will allow the
Sheriffs Department to continue their internal reforms by permitting these modest
increases in the number of supervisory and management personnel and will add critical
skills to the Department to identify and eliminate waste and duplication and improve
public accountability.
NOW, TRE-REFORE; the- City Council; of the City of Santa Clarita endorses Los
Angeles: awiiiwhfarch;5; 2002 Primary Ballot and encourages the
rsiderifsfti i")ity='o€ Santa Otaasrbte fxioilapostioir C"on March 5,.2002.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 26' day of February, 2002.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, Sharon L. Dawson, CMC, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa
Clarita at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 26th day of February, 2002, by the
following vote: -
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Weste, Darcy, Kellar, Smyth, Ferry
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
CITY CLERK
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