HomeMy WebLinkAbout14-061 - Resolutions RESOLUTION NO. 14-061
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING
BRANCH COURT HOUSES
We find that local, community based, full-service or near-full-service branch courts:
1. Provide convenient access to the justice system for the citizens of the communities in
which they are located,
2. Substantially increase geographic availability of the justice system for the elderly, the
poor, the disabled and other disadvantaged members of the communities in which the
branch courts are located,
3. Make the justice system financially available to a wider spectrum of citizens, not just the
wealthy,
4. Allow jurors, witnesses and community residents generally to do business with the court
near their homes, in a familiar, comfortable and more secure environment,
5. Allows the local community to address the wrongs done in the local community and
apply local policies and standards to the resolution of disputes and prosecution of
crimes,
6. Keep local problems local and minimizes infliction of one community's problems on
another community,
7. Give citizens who observe the branch court structures a feeling of confidence in the
strength of the legal system to protect them,
8. Enhance respect for the stability of the legal system as represented by the presence of
the court house in the community,
9. Save thousands of driving miles every day, cut pollution and contribute to the reduction
of global warming, and
10. On balance, the benefits of branch courts vastly outweigh minor cost and efficiency
savings from centralization.
Therefore, unless consolidation into a single county court house or a series of
limited-purpose court houses produces substantial cost savings, full-service or near-full-service
branch court houses should and shall be maintained in local communities. Substantial is
defined at ten percent (10%) of the court's annual budget total.
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 2n1 day of April 2014.
AYES: Alexander, Michael, Spagnolo, Steinorth, Williams
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAINED: None
L.TerThis Michael, Mayor
ATTEST:
ice C. Reynolds, City ClekK
I, JANICE C. REYNOLDS, CITY CLERK 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 2nd day of April 2014.
Executed this 3rd day of April 2014, at Rancho Cucamonga, California.
ce C. Reynolds, City Jerk
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