HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 3216-1961RESOLUTION NO. 3216
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
RECOMMENDING THAT THE CHARTER OF THE COUNTY OF SAN MATEO BE AMENDED
TO PROVIDE FOR ELECTION OF SUPERVISORS FROM A SUPERVISORIAL DISTRICT
BY THE ELECTORS REPRESENTED IN THAT DISTRICT
WHEREAS, the County of San Mateo is one of the few counties in the State of California
electing Supervisors by the county at large, and
WHEREAS, the basic reason for adopting this system in 1932 was to eliminate the local
district political pressures in the expenditure of County funds, and
W~ERFAS, due to the transformation of the County of San Mateo in the intervening
twenty-eight years, the basic reason for adopting this system is no longer valid, and
WHE~, the Board of Supervisors is the responsible countywide legislative and policy-
making body, and
WHERFAS, each citizen in every district can be directly affected by the Board's actions,
and
WHEREAS, it is desirable that the members of the Board be selected by voters who have an
opportunity to become acquainted with them and their qualifications, and
WHEREAS, the present manner of electing Supervisors does not lend itself to achieving
this desirable end,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the County of San Mateo ~nd its Charter to provide
that each Supervisor shall be nominated and elected only by the electors of the supervisorial
district which he represents.
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was regularly introduced and
adopted by the City Council of the City of South San Francisco at a regular meeting held
this 19th day of June, 1961, by the following vote:
Ayes, Councilmen:
Noes ·
Absent, "
G. J. Rozzi, Patrick E. Ahem, Emilio Cortesi, Andrew Rocca,
and Leo J. Ryan.
None.
None.
AT~EST: ARTHUR A. RODONDI
City Clerk