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April 5, 2002 <br /> Issue #14-2002 <br /> <br /> analysis, commenlary omi upcloms on legisloftve and policy issues d~a~ offec~ colifornio cities <br /> <br /> SB 402 LITIGATION UPDATE: ORAL ARGUMENT AND <br /> Hot Bills POSITIVE.TENTATIVE DECISION IN RIVERSIDE COUNTY CASE <br /> Three cases involving the constitutionality of SB 402 are pending before <br />· ·· · · to Watch the appellate courts. This week, oral argument occurred in the Riverside <br />· AB 2100 County case. <br />· (Simitian). <br />· Property Tax The Riverside appellate court had issued what is known as a "tentative" <br />; Revenue Shifts, decision before the hearing. That decisioh found SB 402 violates two provi- <br />· Limitation. sions of the California Constitution: <br /> <br />· AB 2351 · Article Xl, section l(b), which commits decisions relating to county <br />-' (Canciamilla). employee compensation to county boards of supervisors (this section <br />_' Water Quality. is similar to article Xl, section 5's provisions for charter cities); <br />· Mandatory Mini- <br />· mum Penalties. · Article Xl, section 11, which prohibits the Legislature from delegating <br />· decision-making authority over municipal functions and municipal <br />· · __AB 1890 finance to private individuals. <br />· (Horton). City <br />· Employees. Civil The ruling is available on the League's SB 402 website (www. ca¢ities.or_o/ <br />; Service Board. sb402~. For more, see page 2. <br /> <br />: NLC AND INSTITUTE FOR YOUTH, EDUCATION AND FAMILIES <br />· SPONSOR "YOUR CITY'S FAMILIES" CONFERENCE <br /> Want more details on <br />these and other bills? Those want to learn about programs and policies that work today for <br />Log on to the League of successful and family-friendly communities will be interested in a May con- <br />California Cities Web site, ference called "Your City's Families." The conference will address youth <br />at www. cacities, org.and issues, diversity and race, public education's role in building successful <br />click on Legislativ~ , communities and a wide variety of other related topics. The conference will <br />Advocacy. be held May 1-4, 2002, in Minneapolis. Formore, seepage 2. <br /> <br /> Page 3 · LEGISLATIVE BILL SUMMARIES <br /> <br /> <br />