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June 22, 2010</div>
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Sherman Dr. Novato, CA<font size="2"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>
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David quinley = im uncertain if this is for or against having it in novato, im against it http://www.facebook.com/?sk=2361831622#!/event.php?eid=126394094062990&ref=mf but sounds like against it, by get on ballet and avoid being just implemented right away, er right? confused a little <br>
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not sure what think about - going to see if i can tomorrow night <br>
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FW:</font></font>Your urgent action and participation are needed- FOR TUESDAY, JUNE 22.<br>
The
Novato City Council is taking action regarding a petition drive to
require the E-Verify* process for all contractors and sub-contractors
with City of Novato. *("E-Verify is an Internet-based, free program run
by the United States government that ...compares information from an
employee's Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 to data from
U.S. government records." ) (Wikipedia)<br>
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A group of Novato
residents calling themselves "Citizens for Local Employment and
Contracting" circulated this petition and have gotten enough signatures
to put it on the November ballot. The City Council reviews such
petitions and has a given amount of time to 1. adopt it outright as law
or 2. put it on the ballot.<br>
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OUR GROUP, COMMON SENSE NOVATO,
OPPOSES ITS ADOPTION BY THE COUNCIL AND WANTS IT ON THE BALLOT. WE
BELIEVE THAT, COME NOVEMBER 2011, THE GOOD VOTERS OF NOVATO WILL SEE
THAT E-VERIFY IS A MISGUIDED, EXPENSIVE AND BURDENSOME PROPOSAL FOR OUR
EMPLOYERS AND BUSINESSES. IT IS WRONG FOR OUR COMMUNITY.<br>
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Here is
what we ask you to do:<br>
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1. Attend the Novato City Council meeting
Tuesday, June 22- 6:30 p.m.- 901 Sherman. Give public comment OPPOSING
ADOPTION of this proposal and asking it to be placed on November ballot.
See talking points, links and opinion piece by Supervisor Judy Arnold
below.<br>
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2. Write and/or call your City Council members with same
message.<br>
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Contact info: <a href="http://www.ci.novato.ca.us/Index.aspx?page=289" onmousedown='UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this), "99e81TkSYxeODxTF6HPJETQfyWw", event);' rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ci.novato.ca.us/Index.aspx?page=289</a>\<br>
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E-Verify
is a misguided attempt to document that all employees who contract or
subcontract with the City of Novato are "legal". This would burden
already struggling businesses with more bureaucracy. <br>
If the E-Verify
initiative is enacted, businesses will simply say no to Novato and take
their business elsewhere. There will be ... See Moreless competitive
bidding for jobs and therefore higher costs to taxpayers. <br>
Many
business will not want to implement E-Verify, which can be a complex
system to utilize - the instruction manual alone is 63 pages long. <br>
E-Verify
has been shown in study after study to be an unreliable process with
many false results, putting employers and employees in unfair binds. <br>
E-Verify
asks our City, which is suffering huge budget cuts, to take on more
government oversight and demands staff time be taken away from critical
issues such as safety and senior services. <br>
E-Verify would create a
sense of "us" vs "them". Is this how we want Novato to be perceived? <br>
What
happens to our home values when new families and businesses say no to
an intolerant and unfriendly Novato? <br>
E-Verify could trigger a
boycott from by shoppers and tourists who see Novato as another Arizona.
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We ask that voters be allowed to decide whether E-Verify is right
for Novato. Adoption of E-Verify now would cut off community discourse
before voters have the facts. Community leaders are working together to
pay for the cost of this election so the City does not have to. This The
E-Verify issue is being forced by the petition drive- the City either
adopts it outright or it goes to the ballot.<br>
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More info:<br>
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<a href="http://www.pacificsun.com/news/show_story.php?id=1838" onmousedown='UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this), "99e81H_MPvrjO2T59xftsVLuxNQ", event);' rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.pacificsun.com/news/show_story.php?id=1838</a>
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<a href="http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_14336685" onmousedown='UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this), "99e81PSIqdBi18MqgGEgG0qqc7g", event);' rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_14336685</a><font size="2"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>
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Not friendly to immigrants video<br>
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRI3GDBd7vw" onmousedown='UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this), "99e81xatdNTkUlyirHIKYrj_h0Q", event);' rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRI3GDBd7vw</a><br>
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<a href="http://www.allbusiness.com/government/government-bodies-offices-regional/14173892-1.html" onmousedown='UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this), "99e81tiVZPS-GU77-bTR2sr4Wjg", event);' rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.allbusiness.com/government/government-bodies-offices-regional/14173892-1.html</a><br>
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<a href="http://ci.novato.ca.us/agendas/pdfstaffreports/cc10_130.pdf" onmousedown='UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this), "99e81glJX5ATQ4yJqktVBCklWSQ", event);' rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ci.novato.ca.us/agendas/pdfstaffreports/cc10_130.pdf</a>
City of Novato Staff Report for June 22 meeting<br>
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