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TO-. ' Board of Supervisors _-FROM: Phil Batchelor, County Administrator ,
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DATE: May 11, 1989 A`CATJ
SUBJECT: LEGISLATION: SB 1127 (Cecil Green)
Specific Request(s) or Recommendations(s) & Background & Justification
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt a position in OPPOSITION to SB 1127 by Senator Cecil Green which authorizes state and local agencies
to establish a system of binding arbitration to settle disputes involving police and fire personnel.
BACKGROUND:
Senator Cecil Green has introduced SB 1127 which authorizes the state and local agencies to adopt an ordinance
making the provisions of the Act effective in their jurisdiction. The bill specifies that no local public or state agency
will be required to meet and confer as to whether or not the agencies shall be subject to the Act.
Despite these provisions which appear to make the entire Act optional with the County,its passage would obviously
put great pressure on the Board of Supervisors to make its provisions applicable in this County. As is pointed out
in the attached memo from the County Supervisors'Association of California,binding arbitration is contrary to the
whole concept of the"meet and confer"process which is currently used to reach agreement on salaries,benefits and
working conditions for all employee organizations. There are also possible Constitutional problems with the
Legislature's taking the final authority away from the Board of Supervisors and delegating that authority to an
arbitration panel.
Arbitration infringes on the ability of management to effectively manage and sets spending priorities for the Board
which may not be consistent with the Board's overall priorities. Based on the attached memo from CSAC and the
attached analysis of the bill it is recommended that the Board oppose SB 1127.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: NO SIGNATURE: &Z"I
Recommendation of County Administrator Recommendation of Board Committee
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Signature(s): 6k&_49ze
Action of Board on: May 16, 1989 Approved as Recommended Other
Vote of Supervisors
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AND
Unanimous(Absent ) CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AND
Ayes: Noes: ENTERED ON HE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
Absent: Abstain: OF SUPERVISORS ON DATE SHOWN.
cc: County Administrator ATTESTED MAY 16 19ag
Director of Personnel PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD
County Counsel SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Sheriff-Coroner
Chiefs,Consolidated,Riverview,Moraga,
Orinda and West County Fire Protection District. BY: Deputy Clerk
Senator Cecil Green clvm:eh(SB I I27bo)
Allan Burdick,CSAC