1981-105RESOLUTION NO. 81R-105
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ANAHEIM OPPOSING THE MANDATING OF SOCIAL
IMPACT SUITS AND DECLARING THAT IF SAID MANDATING
IS NOT TERMINATED THE CITY WILL RECOMMEND TO THE
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVI50 RS THAT FUNDS TO
THE LEGAL AID SOCIETY BE DISCONTINUED.
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of the County of
Orange ("Board") has appropriated public funds to private
civic and service organizations to help meet certain community
needs; and
WHEREAS, the Orange County Legal Aid Society
("Legal Aid") has received and continues to receive such funds
for certain purposes designated by the Board; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has been informed that
some of the funds received by Legal Aid from the Board are
being expended for the filing and pursuit of social impact
lawsuits; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has been informed by Legal
Aid that Legal Aid is mandated to bring such social impact suits;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council believes that the elected
legislative representatives of each community are capable of
responding to the needs of their communities and are subject
to the will of the people through the elective processes if
they do not respond; and
WHEREAS, such lawsuits may pose a threat to public
agencies in that they could be used to attempt to exert
pressure on local public officials to accede to political and
social demands of the filers; and
WHEREAS, when used in the ways described hereinabove,
the City Council of the City of Anaheim opposes such lawsuits
being funded by the County of Orange.
~ NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council
of the City of Anaheim that it is opposed to the mandating of
lawsuits being filed and pursued by Legal Aid which are
designed as vehicles for political or social impact.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, if said man dating of
such lawsuits is not terminated, the City hereby recommends to
the Orange County Board of Supervisors that County funding
_.~... to the Orange County Legal Aid Society be terminated.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk is
directed to submit this resolution to the Orange County Board
of Supervisors.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is approved and adopted
by the City Council of the City of Anaheim this 10th day of
March, 1981.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK OF THE ~'•ITY OF ANAHEIM
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, LINDA D. ROBERTS, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Resolution No. 81R-105 was introduced and adopted at a regular
meeting provided by law, of the City Council of the City of Anaheim held on
the 10th day of March, 1981, by the following vote of the members thereof:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Overholt, Kaywood, Bay, Roth and Seymour
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
AND I FURTHER CERTIFY that the Mayor of the City of Anaheim signed said
Resolution No. 81R-105 on the 10th day of March, 1981._
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the
City of Anaheim this 10th day of March, 1981.
CITY C ERK OF THE CITY ANAHEIM
(SEAL)
I, LINDA D. ROBERTS, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that
the foregoing is the original of Resolution No. 81R-105 duly passed and adopted
by the Anaheim City Council on March 10, 1981.
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CITY CLERK