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CIty Council Meeting 6-16-8l
Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER 6284
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA OPPOSING
CUTBACKS IN SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS
WHEREAS, on June 29, 1934, President Roosevelt promulgated
Executive
Order 6757 establishing a Committee on Economic
Security, whose final report submitted to the PresIdent in
January 1935 recommended a national system of social security,
and
WHEREAS, in 1935, the Congress of the United States adopted
the Social Security Act establishing three programs to assist the
needy: (1) unemployment compensation; (2) old age insurance; and
(3) categorical assistance for the aged, dependent children, and
the blind, and
WHEREAS, under the Social Security Act of 1935, the Old Age
Insurance program was established to provide monthly retirement
benefits and lump-sum death benefits to workers who have engaged
in covered employment for the requisite period to time, and
WHEREAS, the Social SecurIty Act of 1935 has been amended
from time to time to expand the benefits provided retired workers
under the Old Age Insurance program, and
WHEREAS, for the first time since adoption of the Social
Security Act of 1935 a president is actively pursuing major
cutbacks in benefits provided retired workers, and
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WHEREAS, any cutbacks in social security benefits will
adversely affect the health and well-being of the elderly,
NOW, THREEFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council opposes any and all cutbacks
in social security benefits and urges the Congress of the United
States to maIntain the highest level of social security benefits
possible.
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.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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CITY ATTORNEY 0
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ADOPTED AND APPROVED THIS
OF June J 1981.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE FOREGOHIG RESOLUTlmL
IW. 6284 , HAS DULY ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUfJCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA rlOrnCA AT A REGULA~ r1EETIrJG THEREOF HEL!J ON
June 16 ,J 1981 BY THE FOLLOiJH~G COUNCIL YOTE:
AYES: COUNCIU1B1BERS: Conn, Edwards, Press, Zane
and Mayor Yannatta Go1dway
rWES: CDUNe I U1Er1BE~S: ;~one
ABSENT: COUNCI~ft18'BERS: Jennings, Reed
ABST A IN: COUNe I U1E~mERS: None
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK