Here's our model Governor's Veto letter if anyone would like to "borrow"
some
of the verbiage for their Mayor to sign.
-----Original Message-----
From: Frances Medema [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2000 4:07 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [CSMFO Members] SB402 Update
The following was just faxed out to all cities:
July 6, 2000
URGENT UPDATE—PLEASE DELIVER IMMEDIATELY
TO: Mayors, Council Members and City Managers
RE: Compulsory and Binding Arbitration. SB 402 (Burton) * Passes
Assembly on 51 (Ayes) to 15 (Noes) and 14 (Not Voting).
Late this morning, the Assembly passed SB 402 with a convincing 51 aye
votes. The floor leader on the bill was Assembly Member Antonio
Villaraigosa. This legislation is the quintessential local government or
local control vote. The Legislature recesses on July 7, 2000 for a month
before they come back for the final 4 weeks of the session. You may want to
talk to your Assembly Member about his or her vote on this issue. The vote
was as follows:
AYES (51)
Alquist, Aroner, Battin, Bock, Briggs*, Calderon, Cardenas, Cardoza*,
Cedillo, Corbett*, Correa, Cuneen, Davis, Ducheny, Dutra*, Firebaugh, Floyd,
Gallegos*, Granlund*, Hertzberg, Honda*, House, Jackson, Kelley, Knox,
Kuehl, Lempert*, Longville*, Maddox*, Maldonado*, Mazzoni, Migden, Nakano*,
Olberg, Papan*, Pescetti, Reyes, Romero, Shelley*, Steinberg*, Strickland,
Thomson*, Torlakson*, Villaraigosa, Vincent*, Washington, Wayne, Wesson,
Wiggins*, Wildman and Zettel.
NOES (15)
Ackerman*, Ashburn*, Baldwin, Bates*, Baugh, Brewer, Campbell, Cox*,
Dickerson*, Frusetta, Leach, Leonard, McClintock, Runner* and Thompson.
NOT VOTING (13)
Aanestad, Florez, Kaloogian, Havice, Lowenthal*, Machado, Margett*, Oller,
Robert Pacheco*, Rod Pacheco, Scott, Strom-Martin and Wright.
* Asterisk notes former city or county elected official.
The bill now goes to the Senate for concurrence in Assembly amendments. It
is rumored that the bill will be parked in the Senate for the recess period
and taken up for a vote some time after they return on August 7, 2000 and
before they adjourn on August 31, 2000. The Governor’s position on this
particular version of SB 402 is not clear, but if his past pronouncements
are still true, then he should veto the bill. This cannot be taken for
granted! The message to the Governor is: VETO!!!
Frances Medema
Policy Analyst
League of California Cities
1400 K Street Suite 400
Sacramento, CA 95814
phone: 916/658-8218
fax: 916/658-8240
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
SB 402 - Binding Arbitration - Model - Veto - Davis.doc
