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IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Opposing
Discontinuance of Adult
Crossing Guard Program of RESOLUTION NUMBER 70/117
California Department of
Highway Patrol.
WHEREAS the County Administrator and Public Works
Director have advised this Board that the Adult Crossing Guard
Program as presently administered by the California Department of
Highway Patrol may be discontinued as of June 30, 1970; and
WHEREAS it has been determined that it is distinctly
advantageous to counties for the state to administer said program
to insure uniformity of training, supervision, and procedures, and
WHEREAS the present basis of operation with central
direction by the California Department of Highway Patrol and with
all costs borne by the counties has been an effective functional
arrangement for many years., and
WHEREAS it is the recommendation of the County Adminis-
trator and the Public Works Director that the Board of Supervisors
express strong opposition to the discontinuance of state adminis-
tration of said program; and
WHEREAS it is further recommended that the county
representatives in the State Legiblature be requested to determine
the feasibility of Introducing legislation to guarantee continu-
ance of the Adult Crossing Guard Program under the administration
of the California Department of Highway Patrol;
NOW,, THEREFORE, BE IT BY THIS BOARD RESOLVED that the
recommendations of the County Administrator and the Public Works
Director are APPROVED, and the Clark of the Board is DIRECTED to
forward copies of this resolution to Governor Ronald Reagan,
Senator John A. Nejedly,, Assemblyman John T. Knox and Assemblyman
James W, Dent.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 3rd day of March, 1970 by the
following vote of the Board:
AYES: Supervisors J. P. Kenny, A. M. Dias*
J. E. Moriarty, E. A. Linscheid, T. J. Coll,
NOES: None,
ABSENT: None.
RESOLUTION NUMBER 70/117