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RESOLUTION 02-041 j
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE
CITY AND THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE,
COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (AFSCME),
LOCAL 809, COUNCIL 36 (RESOLUTION NO. 00-109) TO
ADD CESAR CHAVEZ DAY TO THE LIST OF CITY PAID
HOLIDAYS CONTAINED IN ARTICLE IV, SECTION 49
SUBSECTION 4.1
WHEREAS, on March 31, 1927, Cesar Estrada Chavez was born on a small farm near
Yuma, Arizona; and
WHEREAS, Cesar Chavez founded the National Farm Workers Association in 1962, g
which later became the United Farm Workers of America(UFW), AFL-CIO, the first successful
farmworkers' union in United States history; and
WHEREAS, under Cesar Chavez's tireless leadership, the UFW was the first to win
collective bargaining for farmworkers; and
WHEREAS, at its peak in the 1980's, the VFW's collective bargaining agreements
covered approximately 80,000 workers in California, Arizona and Florida; and
WHEREAS, Cesar Chavez led a successful five-year strike boycott that rallied millions
of supporters to the UFW and forged a national support coalition of unions, church groups,
students,minorities and consumers; and
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WHEREAS, on April 23, 1993, Cesar Chavez passed away, leaving behind an enduring
legacy of service and leadership; and
WHEREAS, Cesar Chavez's influence has made a lasting impact on farm labor issues :
and enabled millions of Latinos to achieve educational and political success; '`=
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON
HEREBY FINDS, DETERMINES AND RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. In honor of Cesar Chavez's great accomplishments, the City of Carson will
recognize March 31St each year as "Cesar Chavez Day." City Hall offices will be closed and this
day will be considered a City paid holiday for all full-time City employees.
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Section 2. Article IV, Section 4, Subsection 4.1 of the Memorandum of Understanding
( between the City and AFSCME, as adopted by Resolution No. 00-109, is hereby amended to
read as follows:
4.1 The following days will be recognized for union employees:
• January 1 (New Year's Day)
• The third Monday in January(Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.)
• The third Monday in February (President's Day)
• March 31St(Cesar Chavez Day)
• The last Monday in May (Memorial Day)
• July 4(Independence Day)
• The first Monday in September(Labor Day)
• November 11 (Veterans' Day)
• Thanksgiving Day(Thanksgiving Day)
• December 25 (Christmas)
• Every day proclaimed by the President, Governor or Mayor of this City as a public
holiday.
Section 3. Except as herein amended, the MOU between the City and AFSCME, as
adopted by Resolution No. 00-109, shall remain in full force and effect.
PASSED,APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 19th DAY OF MARCH, 2002.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY
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I, Helen S. Kawagoe, City Clerk of the City of Carson, California, do hereby certify that the j
whole number of members of the City Council is five; that the foregoing resolution, being Resolution No.
02-041 was duly and regularly adopted by said Council at a regular meeting duly and regularly held on the
19" day of March, 2002 and that the same was passed and adopted by the following vote: I
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Mayor Sweeney, Frank, Calas, Ontal, and Dear
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
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