HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 15-19 RESOLUTION NO. 15-19
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, OPPOSING ASSEMBLY BILL 1217
(DALY)
The City Council of the City of Tustin, California, hereby finds, determines,
declares, and resolves as follows:
WHEREAS, the City of Tustin (City) is a member of the Orange County Fire
Authority (OCFA), a Joint Powers Authority that provides regional fire suppression and
emergency medical service; and
WHEREAS, OCFA is governed by a 25-member Board of Directors, comprised
of one representative from each of its 23 members cities and two members of the
Orange County Board of Supervisors; and
WHEREAS, the City Council annually selects one of the Council members to
serve as the City's representative on the OCFA Board of Directors; and
WHEREAS, the members of the OCFA Board of Directors convene both as a
general body and in committees to discuss the operations and finances of OCFA; and
111WHEREAS, the member agencies of the OCFA may change the composition of
the OCFA Board of Directors by a two-thirds vote; and
WHEREAS, Assemblymember Tom Daly (D-Anaheim) has authored legislation
to significantly alter the composition and structure of the OCFA Board, known as
Assembly Bill 1217 (AB 1217); and
WHEREAS, AB 1217 would reduce the number of Board seats from 25 to 13,
increase the proportional representation of the County Board of Supervisors from two to
three representatives, and decrease the proportional representation of cities from 23 to
10 representatives; and
WHEREAS, AB 1217 would also change the process by which representatives
are selected by creating a new city selection committee to vote on two seats per
supervisorial district, one on a weighted-population basis and one on a one city, one-
vote basis; and
WHEREAS, the proposed Board composition, structure and selection. process
would disproportionately favor the County Board of Supervisors, who represent
approximately seven percent of the population served by OCFA, but under AB 1217
would account for nearly one-quarter of the Board membership; and
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WHEREAS, these proposed changes, if approved by the Legislature, would harm 111member cities of OCFA by reducing the representation of their citizens and minimizing
their opportunities for input into important service, operational and budgetary matters
relating to fire suppression and emergency medical service; and
WHEREAS, as a "cash contract" city, the City of Tustin pays the OCFA for fire
and emergency medical services directly from Tustin General Fund revenues, so it has
a direct stake in ensuring the prudent and efficient use of funds by the OCFA, so
representation on the OCFA Board is a matter of keen interest to the City of Tustin.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN,
CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE, AND ORDER AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the City Council hereby opposes Assembly Bill 1217;
SECTION 2. That the City Council opposes any attempts to legislatively alter the
composition, structure and selection process of the Orange County Fire Authority Board
of Directors, and finds that it is and should remain a matter of local agreement among
the public agencies that make up the joint powers authority.
SECTION 3. That the City Council hereby authorizes the Mayor and the City's
representative on the OCFA Board of Directors to prepare a letter opposing AB 1217,
and further directs staff to send a copy of this Resolution and the opposition letter to
Assemblymember Daly and other interested parties.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED THIS 21st DAY OF APRIL, 2015.
/ AA_St
CHARLES E. PUCKETT,
Mayor
ATTEST:
Clete
JEFFRY i. pAR ER,
City Clerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF TUSTIN
I, Jeffrey C. Parker, City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Tustin,
California, do hereby certify that the whole number of the members of the City Council of
the City of Tustin is five; that the above and foregoing Resolution No. 15-19 was duly
passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Tustin City Council, held on the 21st day of
April, 2015 by the following vote:
COUNCILPERSONS AYES: Puckett, Nielsen, Gomez, Murray, Bernstein (5)
COUNCILPERSONS NOES: None (0)
COUNCILPERSONS ABSTAINED: None (0)
COUNCILPERSONS ABSENT: None (0)
JEF'R: ' ' . PARKER,
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