HomeMy WebLinkAbout91-188 - Resolutions RESOLUTION NO. 91-188
RESOLUI~ON OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
C/3CAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORITNG LEGISIATIVE EFFORPS TO
PROPERLY TRAINED PEACE OFFICERS TO Pd~XIgE UNSAFE
WHEREAS, local peace officers assigned to traffic duties currently
enforce Vehicle Code sections regulating c~,,~rcial vehicles on roadways.
These regulations pertain to a c~,~rcial vehicle's weight, size, equipment,
loading and hazardous materials laws; and
WHERFAS, during their enforcement activities, local peace officers
are confronted with c~m~rcial vehicles that are in such disrepair and poor
condition that their continued operation on the roadway constitutes an extreme
hazard to other motorists; and
WHEREAS, the safest course of action when local peace officers
discover such unsafe c~,,~ercial vehicles is to prohibit the movement of the
vehicles until repairs are made; and
WHEREAS, the only officers currently authorized to remove unsafe
cu~,,~rcial vehicles from use are California Highway Patrol officers.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga does
hereby resolve to support legislative action that would extend the authority
to remove c~ercial vehicles from service to all property trained peace
officers assigned to traffic duties.
PASS~D, APPRDV~D, and ADOPTED this 17th day of July, 1991.
AYES: Alexander, Buquet, Stout, Williams
NOES: None
Dennis L. Stout, Mayor
D~bra J. A~ms, Cit~ ~r~-
Resolution No. 91-188
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I, DRRRA J. ADAMS, CITY CLk~K of the City of Rancho Cucamonga,
California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly passed,
approved, and adopted by the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga,
California, at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the 17th day of
July, 1991.
Executed this 18th day of July, 1991 at Rancho Cucamonga, California.
- b~ra J. A~ns, City Clerk