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A RES0:�ITION O! THE CITY COUNCIL O! THE CITY �',;
OP PALM OESERT� CALIpOWiIA, PPIVORING THE
Eli1►CT[iEMT OP SB 26 AND AB 1765 .
MHEREa18, the City Council of the City oi PaLn Desert, �
Celifornia, recoqnises that the �rorkload oi the co�urts in
the Desert Municipal Court in Riverside Caunty and in the
Superior Court in Riverside County has increased to the
point where they ue not available nor responsive to the
needs of the canaunity; and
MHEREAS, SB 26 (Stull) has been amended to pro-
vide for an additional Municipal Court Judqeship for the
beaert Municipal Court in accordance with a study and recum-
reendation made by the Judicial Council of California; and
WFiEREAS, AS 1765 )Ingalls) has been introduced to
increase the number of judgea in the Superior Court in the
County of Riveraide from 13 to 16, in accordance with a study
and recommendation made by the Judicial Council of California;
and
WHEREAS, the Riverside County Board of Supervisozs,
recoqnizing a mininnim need of one additional judqe to keep
abreast of the workload, has passed Resolution 77-150 favoring
enactment of SB 26; and recognizinq a minimum need of three
additional judqes to keep abreast of the i+�orkloed, has passed
Resolution 77-1�9 favoring eaactment of AB 1765; and
WHERF.AS, the undersiqned as concerned citizens and
residents of the City of Palm Desert, Riverside County,
California, being particularly dependent upon the efficient
and speedy adminiatration of justice;
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NO'Fi, Ti�REFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that to maintain a �,
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court system in Riverside County vhich wil2 continue as in ,:
the F.aat to be available and responsive to the needs of thia
community, the undersigned request the Leqialature to enact
and Governmsnt Bro+m to aign SB 26 and 11B 1765 to add one
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�� �ud�e oi tde Desert Yunicipal Court and three �udges to the �
;*'' 8uperior Court in Riverside Couaty� respectively. �
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BB IT FURTHSR RE90LVED that copiee of thia resolu- `
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tio� be forwarded bp tde Citp Clerk to 3enators Stull and i
�� Presley. To Aaaemblymen Lewia, 3uitt and Ingalls, and to the
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�� Govenor of the 8tate of Californi�t.
' PASSID� APPAO�, and ADOPTED this 14th daq of
Ju1y� 1977, by the following vote, to wit:
"'` AYES: Brush, lfcPherson� Newbrander. �ilson & ilullins
NOE3: None
AB3ENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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SHEILA R. GI IGA�`i � ITY CLERR
CITY OF PALt! DESERT� CALIFOIlNIA
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