HomeMy Public PortalAbout1984_05_09_R071The Town of Leesburg in Virginia
PRESENTED May 9, 1984
RESOLUTION NO. 84-71 ADOPTED May 9~ 1984
A RESOLUTION: URGING LEGISLATION BY THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES WHICH WILL
FULLY PROTECT MUNICIPALITIES AND THEIR SPECIAL PURPOSE UNITS OF
GOVERNMENT FROM LIABILITY UNDER FEDERAL ANTITRUST LAWS
WHEREAS, federal antitrust law suits are being filed in ever-increasing
numbers against municipalities; and
WHEREAS, claims for monetary relief seeking hundreds of millions of dollars
for treble damages under the federal antitrust laws threaten the fiscal integrity
of municipalities; and
WHEREAS, even frivolous antitrust suits can be extremely time consuming and
expensive to defend because of the need to hire outside counsel; and
WHEREAS, the activities of local government, like the activities of state and
federal governments, are particularly unsuited to the application of federal anti-
trust statutes; and
WHEREAS, there is no logical reason why local governments, including special
purpose units of local government such as authorities and commissions, should not
have anti-trus~ immunity similar to that available to state governments and the
federal government.
THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia as
follows:
SECTION I. This Council urges legislation by the Congress of the United
States which will fully protect municipalities and their special purpose units
of government from liability under federal antitrust laws.
SECTION II. The Mayor shall send a letter on behalf of the Town Council of
the Town of Leesburg urging the adoption of such legislation and forwarding
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RESOLUTION URGING LEGISLATION BY CONGRESS FOR PROTECTION FROM LIABILITY
UNDER FEDERAL ANTITRUST LAWS
copies of this resolution to Senator Warner, Senator Trible, Congressman Wolf,
Congressman Rodeno, Chairman, House Judiciary Committee and Senator Thurmond,
Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee.
PASSED this 9t~.. day of May
ATTEST:
, 1984.
Robert E. Sevil~,~ Mayor
Town of Leesburg
Clerk of C~cil