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RESOLUTION NO. 04-71
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TEMECULA REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR APPROPRIATE
FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE APPOINTMENT OF ADDITIONAL
JUDICIAL OFFICERS FOR RIVERSIDE AND SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTIES
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA DOES RESOLVE, DETERMINE AND ORDER
AS FOLLOWS:
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
WHEREAS, failure to act to relieve this pressure may cause the dismissal of criminal cases
due to a lack of available judicial officers.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City of Temecula, California, 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.
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED, by the City Council of the City of Temecula at a
regular meeting held on the 22"d day of June, 2004.
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ATTEST:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE
CITY OF TEMECULA
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I, Susan W. Jones, City Clerk of the City of Temecula, California, do hereby certify that Resolution
No. 04-71 was duly and regular!}' adopted by the City Council of the City of Temecula at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 22" day of June, 2004, by the following vote:
AYES: 4 COUNCILMEMBERS:Comerchero, Roberts, Stone, Naggar
NOES: 0 COUNCILMEMBERS:None
ABSENT: COU NCILMEMBERS:W ashington
ABSTAIN: 0 COUNCILMEMBERS:None
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