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RESOLUTION NO. 2010-87
RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO PROCLAIMING THE EXISTENCE OF A
FISCAL EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS last year, the nation and California confronted the most severe
economic downturn since the Great Depression; and
WHEREAS in response to this dire fiscal situation, the Mayor and Common
Council have addressed a $32 million projected deficit for FY 2009/1 0; and
WHEREAS as the recession deepened throughout the spring, the revenues
eroded, and the budget reserves for Fiscal Year 2009/10 are only $1.8 million; and
WHEREAS, Sacramento politicians have already taken tens of million of dollars
from the City of San Bernardino, are threatening to take more, and these cuts present a
significant fiscal challenge; and
WHEREAS, On January 8, 2010, the Governor of the State of California
declared a fiscal emergency and identified the nature of the fiscal emergency to be the
projected budget imbalance for Fiscal Year 2009/10 and the projected insufficient cash
reserves and budgetary and cash deficits in Fiscal Year 20 I 0/11; and
WHEREAS, City employees have also offered to make personal sacrifices by
agreeing to pay and benefit concessions, including unpaid furloughs and contract term
extensions; and
WHEREAS the City's economy remains weak, unemployment rates remain near
18 historic highs, revenues are decreasing, and an estimated budget shortfall of $24.3 million
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WHEREAS, in beginning to plan for the next fiscal year budget, the Mayor and
Common Council want to ensure that the public is aware of this fiscal emergency and
that City staff begins to looks for the necessary cuts to services that the City will be
forced to make; and
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23 WHEREAS, Pursuant to Section 2.46.020 of the San Bernardino Municipal Code
"emergency" means the actual of threatened existence of conditions of disaster or of
24 extreme peril to the safety of person and property within the City caused
by...conditions,...which...are or are likely to be beyond the control of the services,
25 personnel, equipment and facilities of this City, are acquiring the combined forces of
26 other political subdivisions to combat; and
27 WHEREAS, this proclamation of emergency and the actions contemplated
hereunder are based on adequate factual foundation, are designed to protect a basic social
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cause the action; and
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WHEREAS, pursuant to his authority set forth above, the Mayor does here by
request the Common Council to proclaim the existence or threatened existence of a local
emergency.
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5 NOW, THEREFORE, THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
BERNARDINO DOES HERE BY PROCLAIM, the existence of a local emergency
6 that such emergency did arise on or about March II, 20 I 0
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IT IS FURTHER PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED, that the Mayor and
Common Council finds and declares the existence of a fiscal emergency with the City for
8 fiscal years 2009/10 and 2010/11.
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IT IS FURTHER PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED, that until further action
of the Common Council, the powers, functions, and duties of the Mayor and the
emergency organization of the City as set forth in Chapter 2.46 of the San Bernardino
Municipal Code, are not hereby activated except as herein above set forth.
IT IS FURTHER PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED, that the Mayor and
Common Council shall take any and all actions as deemed appropriate by them and as
authorized by the City Chapter and general law to address the emergency.
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2010-87
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RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
2 CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO PROCLAIMING THE EXISTENCE OF A
FISCAL EMERGENCY.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Mayor
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and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino at a joint regular meeting
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thereof, held on the 3rd day of
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8 Council Members
9 MARQUEZ
10 DESJARDINS
AYES
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ABSTAIN ABSENT
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SHORETT
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KELLEY
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JOHNSON
MC CAMMACK
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20 The foregoing resolution is hereby approved this j ~ day of May
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atrick J. Mo 's Mayor
City of San Bernardino
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James F. Penman,
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Approved as to form:
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