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RESOLUl'ION NO . .JL~
SERIES OF 19B5
A RE.50LlJl'ION SUPPORTING FEDERAL LffiISLATION THAT WILL ru:vrrALIZE THE
PRINCIPLES OF S'l'A'l'ES RIGfrrs AS ES'l'ABLISHID BY TIIE TINJ'H IIME!\'l:l'!ENJ' 'fO
THE CQ'lbTI'lUrI0:>1 ANO LEiiISLATION '!'111\T 1-UJLO EXD!P'I' S'l'll'l'E 11.'-'D LOCAL
GCNERIWJ\TS FIU·l CXJ\IERI\GE UNDER THE FIi.IR LABOR STANDARDS /Cr.
WHEREAS , the City of Englewood has historically held that t.he
Federal govemrrent must not violate the basic integrity of the City
and i ts freedan to ma.mge its = affairs , and
WHEREAS , ncnethe less the Congress has enacu.>d the Fair Labor
Standards Act airend!rents wh Leh e.,tend the Acts coverage to City
emp l oyees , arrl
WHEREAS, the Citi· ·· f 'nglewood in holding that these arrendrrents
to the Fair Labor Standards Act vinlate basic constitutiona lly guaranteed
freedans and therefore will contes·: the constitutionality o f these
arrendrrents and support legislation that will revitalize the princ iples
of the Tenth llnendrrent to the Con stitution , and
WHEREAS, the application of the Fair Latnr S\:aJ'ld ·.rds Act arrendrrents
wi ll h; ,e a severe inflati onary i.npact on the City of Engle.uod and its
Citize. , which are already under econanic duress , and
l\'HEREIIS , the A'1C11drrents .ould limit the flexibil ity of the City
of Engle-.,ood and its p.lb lic e,;:,loyees t o negotia te mutually advantageous
contra ctual agrearents ,
NO.~, '!'HER,:..'""'ORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUN:IL OF THE CITY OF
ENGLEIOJD, aJLORIIIX':
That the City of Engle1,uod hereby strong ly urge the Congressional
Representatives of the State of Color ado support legislation guaranteeing
freedcrn of States rights as provided by the Tenth /\rrendJre nt of the Constitution,
"'1d
That the Congressional Re presentatives of the Stat e o f Co l o rddo
support legislati on arre nding th<e Fair Labor Standa.rcs Act to exempt State
and Local goverrurents.
ADOPJ'ED 1\.1\'D IIPPOOVED t-.his 3rc' day of Se pte.1\ber , 19B5 .
Atte st :
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I , Gary R. Hi gbee , e.' o f ficio City Clerr.-Treasurer of the City of
Engle.uod , Colorado , hereby certify ,t,})~ foregoing t o be a true , accurate ,
and cCJll)lete copy o f ilesol ution No .-.'.l.'.), Ser i es of 1985 .
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