HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 2581 STATE OF CALIFORNIA) RESOLUTION NO.2581
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CITY OF SAN JACINTO )
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
JACINTO REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR APPROPRIATE
FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE APPOINTMENT OF ADDITIONAL
JUDICIAL OFFICERS FOR RIVERSIDE AND SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTIES
WHEREAS, the County of Riverside is the fifth largest and the fastest growing
County in the State of California with a population of 1,758,300; and San Bernardino
County is the fourth largest with a population of 1 ,869,300, as estimated by the
Department of Finance, State of California, as of February 11, 2004; and
WHEREAS,this staggering increase in population has created a severe crisis
in the court systems of Riverside and San Bernardino Counties; and
WHEREAS, the total cases per judicial officer in the County of Riverside was
4,621 and 4,655 in San Bernardino County, which are more than 200% higher than
the Statewide average (2,104), according to the Judicial Council of California; and
WHEREAS, the cases that require the greatest amount of time are felony
matters, and the County of Riverside had 15,412 felony filings, ranking fourth in the
State of California, and the County of San Bernardino had 16,596 ranking second for
Counties over 500,000, according to the Judicial Council of California, 2003 Court
Statistics Report; and
WHEREAS, according to the State Judicial Council, in a report dated October
26, 2001, Riverside County needs an additional 41 judicial positions to handle the
County's incredible caseload; and
WHEREAS, Riverside County's need is the third greatest in the State of
California; and
WHEREAS, according to that same Judicial Council report, San Bernardino
County needs an additional 53 judicial positions, and its need is the single greatest in
the State of California; and
WHEREAS, the lack of judicial officers in Riverside and San Bernardino
Counties has an extremely negative impact on victims, witnesses, and the entire
justice system in two of California's largest counties; and
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WHEREAS, failure to act to relieve this pressure may cause the dismissal of
criminal cases due to a lack of available judicial officers.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JACINTO DOES RESOLVE,
DETERMINE AND ORDER that the Counties of Riverside and San Bernardino join
together in their request to have the Governor of the State of California appropriate
the funding necessary to appoint additional judicial officers to ease the severe crisis
in the Riverside and San Bernardino court systems.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED, by the City Council of the City of San
Jacinto at a regular meeting held on the t 9T" day of August, 2004, by the following
vote,
Ayes: Chris Carlson-Buydos, Conner, Shaw, Ayres
Nays: None
Absent: Dale Stubblefield
Abstain: None
City of San Jacinto
by i Ayres, ayor
ATTEST:
D rothy L. Crymuinard, City Clerk
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