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Legislative Bill Action
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<br /> this Account to the General Fund for alternative city a request for notice of proposed ordinances or
<br /> purposes. AB 25§~1 provides that funds in the proposed amendments to ordinances within a timely
<br /> Account may not be used to satisfy any debt, obliga- and effective timeframe.
<br /> tion, lien, pledge, or any other encumbrance, except
<br /> those, currently identified in statute. The bill also Government Code Sec. 549541, in the Brown Act
<br /> provides for the funds to be used for a variety of references the public ability to make written request
<br /> newer technologies, Including enhanced 911 service, to receive mailed notice of all regular/special
<br /> computer assisted design, and geographic informa- meetings of the legislative body. This notice is the
<br /> tion systems. Staff: Natasha Fooman, Status: agenda. The agenda would delineate the items
<br /> AsUt&Comm;Hrg-4/8; Position: Support. being considered including ordinances being Intro-
<br /> duced and/or adopted. Any member of the public
<br /> HUMAN RESOURCES could review the agenda and determine what items
<br /> they would like to have more information on, and
<br /> AB 1890 (Horton). City Employees. Civil contact the city clerk via phone, fax, or e-mail to
<br /> Service Board. AB 1890 requires, when the delega- receive documentation. For these reasons the
<br /> tion of powers is to a board, commission, committee, League feels AB 1~1§4 would place a financial burden
<br /> or other similar entity and there is an employee on cities to comply with every request at any time.
<br /> organization that includes city employees, that 1/2
<br /> of the members of the board, commission, commit- AB 1964 will be heard on the Assembly Floor in
<br /> tee, or other entity be selected by the legislative the next couple of weeks, and cities should send
<br /> body and 1/? of the members be selected by the opposition letters immediately to their Assembly
<br /> employee organization. The bill requires the mem- Members. Staff: Amy Brown, Status: AsmFIr, Posi-
<br /> bers to select an independent, neutral chairperson, tion: Oppose.
<br /> This is an attempt to inappropriately usurp employer
<br /> rights (hiring,job requirements, staffing levels, etc). AB 2645 (Aanestad). Private Security Consult-
<br />Staff: Amy Brown, Status: AsmFIr, Position: Oppose. ants. Closed Session, Under existing law as out-
<br /> iin~d in the Ralph M. Brown Act, a legislative body of
<br /> AB 2816 (Shelley). Workers' Compensation. a local agency may only discuss security matters in
<br />Contractors, Temporary Labor. AB 2816 would, for closed session with the Attorney General, District
<br />purposes of workers' compensation law, provide that Attorney, County Sheriff, Chief Police, Fire Chief, and
<br />a licensed contractor shall be the exclusive employer or their respective deputies. AB 264~ will give local
<br />of an individual and solely required to secure agencies the ability to have discussions in closed
<br />workers' compensation when entering into an session with private consultants regarding sensitive
<br />agreement with a temporary employment agency, security matters. Since September 11 many cities
<br />employment referral service, or sub-contractor, and have retained private security consultants to offer
<br />the contractor is responsible for supervising that advise and recommendations on specific security
<br />person. Staff: Amy Brown, Status: As l ns;Hrg-4/24, matters such as the protection of wastewater treat-
<br />Position: Support. ment plants, major dams and bridges. Staff: Amy
<br /> Brown, Status: AsLG;Hrg-4/8, Position: Support.
<br />ELECTIONS, PUBLIC RECORDS, AND FPPC
<br /> AB 1964 (Diaz). Public Records Act Posting of
<br />Proposed Ordinances. AB 1964 would permit any
<br />member of the public to file with the city clerk of a
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