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RESOLUTION NO. 83 -43
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LYNWOOD SUPPORTING.AND URGING
THE PASSAGE OF AB 678.
WHEREAS, fines and forfeitures resulting from traffic
citations are an integral revenue source for the City of
Lynwood; and
WHEREAS, a violation of a promise to appear for a
traffic citation occurs in approximately twenty percent (20 %)
of all traffic cases; and
WHEREAS, municipal courts of the County of
Los Angeles currently retain one hundred percent (100 %) of
the fines and forfeitures collected for failure to appear
for traffic citations; and
WHEREAS, AB 678 will remedy the current inequitable
distribution of fines and forfeitures collected for failure
to appear for traffic citations:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF LYNWOOD, CALIFORNIA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of `
Lynwood formally supports and urges the passage of AB 678,
authored by Assemblyman Frank Vicencia.
Se ction 2. The City Council of the City of
Lynwood directs that a suitable copy of this Resolution
be transmitted to the members of the Assembly Local
Government Committee.
Section 3. The Mayor is hereby authorized to
affix his sig na ure to this Resolution signifying its
adoption by the City Council of the City of Lynwood,
and the City Clerk is directed to attest thereto.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 19th day of
April, 1983.
LOWi THOMPSON, MA R
CITY OF LYNWOOD
ATTEST-
ANDREA L. HOOPER, CITY CLERK'
CITY OF LYNWOOD
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
ss.
I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of
Lynwood, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution
was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of
Lynwood at a regular meeting held on the
19th day of April 1 1 1983.
AYES: COUNCILMEN BYORK, GREEN, MORRIS, ROVIE, THOMPSON
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
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City Clerk, City of Lynwood