HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 83-065RESOLUTION NO. 83- 65
A RESOLUTION OF 'THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, OPPOSING THE RESTRUCTURE OF THE
GOVERNING BOARD OF THE DESERT SANDS UMFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
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WHEREAS, history has shown that electing people to governing bodies based on
geographical areas creates provincialism, thereby not creating a unified effort for the
entity as a whole; and
WHEREAS, the governing body should represent the views or desires of the
majority of the members of the entire area and not just a#ew; and
WHEREAS, plans, programs, and policy decisions made by a governing body whose
members are elected at large are on the basis of the most benefit of the whoie area
rather than a particular ward or area; and
WHEREAS, a ward system tends to promote a situation whereby Board members
feel an obligation only to the area fcom which they are elected, thus creating a rivalry
amongst the various areas and resulting in frequent massive delays or total abandonment
of worthwhile projects needed and wanted by all the residents; and
WHEREAS, the Desert Sands School Boazd is currently providing excellent
leadership; and
WHEREAS, the current board is committed to representing the district as a whole
without regard to geographical area; and
WHEREAS, expanding the board to 7 members will not necessarily create better
leadership or wider representation than the existing 5 member board; and
WHEREAS, a change in the current method of at-large elections to elections by
area is generally not in the best interest of equal, impartial, or unbiased representation
but is likely to result in exactly the opposite.
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NOW, THFREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Palm
Desert, California, that it strongly opposes any consideration of the restructuring of the
Desert Sands Unified School District; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this City Council urges all citizens and elected
officials in affected communities to also oppose this petition in the interest of good
education for the betterment of ouc youth.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Palm
Desert, California, at its Regular Meeting held on the 2� day of _T,,,,P , 1983, by
the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Jackson, Kelly, Snyder, Wilson & Puluqi
None
None
ABSTAIN: None
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