Legal Opinion
People Ex Rel. Seal Beach Police Officers Ass'n v. City of Seal Beach
California Supreme Court
Decided August 23, 1984No. L.A. 31831PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KAUS, J.
The issue is whether the city council of a charter city must comply with the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act’s (MMBA) (Gov. Code, § 3500 et seq.) “meet-and-confer” requirement (Gov. Code, § 3505) before it proposes an amendment to the city charter concerning the terms and conditions of public employment. We hold that the MMBA requirement must be met.
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On March 8, 1977, the voters of the City of Seal Beach adopted three charter amendments. These amendments had been put on the ballot by the city council pursuant to its constitutional power to propose charter amendments (Cal. Const., art.…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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3Cited by64 opinions
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