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A RESOLUTION OPPOSING THE REMOVAL
OF LOCAL; OPTION OF VOTING FOR OR AGAINST
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
WHEREAS, historically, municipalities have been granted the
right to determine whether they wish to extend collective
bargaining rights to policemen and/or firefighters; and,
WHEREAS, police and fire services are functions of local
governments; and,
WHEREAS, municipalities must determine the level of fire
and police services they desire and pay the wages which will
insure the delivery of those services; and,
WHEREAS, the citizen of any municipality should have the
right to determine their local tax burden; and,
WHEREAS, the local tax burden could be directly related
to the existence of collective bargaining for firemen and
policemen;
NOW THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED that the City Council of
the City of Fort Worth opposes the removal of the local option
of holding a popular election to determine if collective bargaining
rights should be extended to firemen and policemen as provided
for in the Fire and Police Employee Relations Act.
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CITY OF FORT FORTH