HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution #1166RESOLUTION NO. 1166
A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE CANTON CITY COUNCIL'S DESIRE
TO MAINTAIN THE CURRENT LEVEL OF CITY SERVICES AND THE
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT LEVEL DURING THE PRESENT FISCAL YEAR
(Canton Firefighters Local Number 1897).
WHEREAS, the Canton City Council has been seriously
considering a reduction in the scope of City services and
a reduction in the number of City employees; and,
WHEREAS, the recent announcement by Governor Thompson
that a State ,correctional facility will soon be located
in or near the City of Canton presents a new and positive.
economic factor; and,
WHEREAS, other factors of private economic development,
both present and pending, are positive in nature; and,
WHEREAS, Canton Firefighters Local Number 1897,
International Association of Fire Fighters has
contemporaneously with the introduction of this Resolution
publically announced its intent to accept only scheduled
pay raises and to otherwise maintain the current salary
schedules during the balance of the current fiscal year;
and,
WHEREAS, the Canton City Council, taking the foregoing
=actors and other tactors into consideration, now anticipates
that local economic conditions may allow a balanced muncipal
operation at the present level of service and at the present
employment level.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF CANTON, Fulton County, as follows:
1. That it is the desire and intent of the Canton
City Council to try to maintain the present level of City
services and the present level of employment in the Canton
Fire Department for the balance of the current fiscal year.
2. That this Resolution is intended by the Canton
City Council as a formal expression of its desire and intent;
that nothing in this Resolution is intended to ever bind
or obligate the Canton City Council and/or the City of
Canton to any course of action or conduct; and, that the
City's ability to effectuate the present desire and intent
is contingent upon future events.
3. That the Canton City Council hereby retains all
powers, rights, and privileges as a municipal employer
which it presently enjoys, or, which might be .granted to
the City of Canton by future laws, rules, or regulations.
4. That this Resolution shall be in full force and
effect immediately upon its passage by the City Council
of the City of Canton, Fulton County, Illinois, and approval
by the Mayor thereof.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Canton,
Fulton County, Illinois at a regular meeting this 17th
day of June , 1986, upon a roll
call vote as follows:
AYES: Aldermen Chapman, May, Workmna, Sarff, Steck,
Zilly, Kovachevich.
NAYS: None.
ABSENT: Alderman Bohler.
APPROVED:
G~2~U~C ~ ~~~y~a ,
Donald E. Edwards, Mayor.
ATTEST:
Nanc Whit s, .City Clerk. ,
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