R-9542
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City Council Meeting 7-11-00
Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER 9542 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA IN SUPPORT OF COOPERATIVE
EFFORTS TO SAVE LOS ANGELES COUNTY'S IN-HOME
SUPPORT SERVICES
WHEREAS, homecare workers, also known as in-home support services workers,
are a lifeline to more than 92,000 Los Angeles County seniors and people with disabilities,
allowing them to live safely in their own homes and communities; and
WHEREAS, the vast majority of in-home support services (IHSS) workers earn the
minimum wage ($5.25 to $6.25 an hour) and are paid by the state with a combination of
federal, state and county funds but receive no health benefits, sick leave, vacation or
pension; and
WHEREAS, thousands of IHSS consumers live in fear of being institutionalized or
having a medical condition dangerously neglected due to the chronic and severe labor
shortage in the IHSS system; and
WHEREAS, Governor Davis and the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors have
demonstrated their concern for the plight of frail elders and persons with disabilities; and
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WHEREAS, both the Governor and the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors have
reached an impasse in their negotiations over sharing the costs of increases and benefits
proposed by the Governor,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCil OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOllOWS:
SECTION 1. The City of Santa Monica joins with the Los Angeles County Area
Agency on Aging Advisory Council in calling upon Governor Davis and the Los Angeles
County Board of Supervisors to cooperate in finding the funds necessary to pay for a living
wage and benefits for in-house support services personal care assistants.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and
thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
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Adopted and approved this 11th of July, 2000.
I, Maria M. Stewart, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution 9542 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting
of the Santa Monica City Council held on the 11th of July, 2000, by the following
vote:
Ayes: Council members:
Holbrook, Rosenstein, McKeown,
Feinstein, Bloom, Mayor Pro Tem
O'Connor, Mayor Genser
Noes: Council members:
None
Abstain: Council members:
None
Absent: Council members:
None
ATTEST:
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