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<br /> q.A,11 <br /> P R^Tõ7?'ÏTY Foe U S <br /> ...;I(l:I".T1\~ .......I'n,.....I«lT<TIlU."rn=CulI.......,,' Inl', <br /> -_..-----, <br /> July 2, 2004 <br /> Issue #26-2004 <br /> CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTION FOR LOCAL REVENUES <br /> Hot Bills STill UNCERTAIN <br /> . .. Act Now While the final chapter has yet to be written, as of this writing a pro- <br /> . posed revision to the local Government Budget Agreement, ACA 9, has been <br /> . stalled on the Senate Floor. Instead of a floor vote the Senate Constitutional <br /> : Please contact Amendments Committee was expected to hear the bill late today, along with <br /> : both your Sena- the Local Government Agreement negotiated with Governor Schwarzenegger. <br /> . tor and Assembly Both bills were expected to fail passage, eliminating hope of adopting a bud- <br /> . <br /> . Member and ask get over the weekend. By late afternoon, however, the committee had not met, <br /> . them to support and both the Assembly and Senate recessed for the weekend with plans to <br /> . <br /> . bringing up the reconvene if needed upon call by Speaker Nunez and Senate President Pro <br /> : governor's Tempore Burton. <br /> . original local <br /> . <br /> . government Language for ACA 9 was released late yesterday, prompting mass confu- <br /> : package for a sion among legislators about the content of the bill and whether its provisions <br /> . vote. would be acceptable to local government. Strong grassroots and traditional <br /> . <br /> . lobbying today by city officials, the League, our LOCAL coalition partners, and <br /> . contract lobbyists, legislators quickly figured out that this legislation didn't <br /> . <br /> . deserve their support. <br /> . <br /> . <br /> . The constitutional amendment proposal was released late Thursday, <br /> . <br /> . prompting mass confusion among legislators about the content of the bill. <br /> . <br /> . Analysis by the League and our lOCAL partners revealed that the measure <br /> . falls far short of the agreement negotiated with the Governor. The analysis <br /> . <br /> . identified the following concerns: <br /> . <br /> . <br /> . . "Constitutional protection" under this proposal would be a fiction. <br /> Want more details on <br /> these and other bills? ...¡ Property tax "protections could be easily suspended. For more, see <br /> Log on to the League of page 6. <br /> California Cities Web site <br /> at www.cacities.org/ Page 2 TRANSITIONS <br /> legtracking, E-WASTE RECYCLING FEE COLLECTIONS POSTPONED TO NOVEMBER <br /> NEW ON THE LEAGUE WEBSITE... <br /> Page 3 BOARD OF DIRECTORS NOMINATING COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS <br /> HOUSE AND SENATE PASS ONE-MONTH EXTENSION OF TEA-21 <br /> REMINDER: FILL OUT THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC FINANCE SURVEY! <br /> Page 4 RECENT LEAGUE FRIEND-OF- THE-COURT FILINGS <br /> Page 5 NEW LEAGUE PUBLICATION: COUNSEL AND COUNCIL <br /> HABITAT CONSERVATION GUIDE AVAILABLE ONLINE <br /> Page 6 WHAT'S IN THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT? <br /> , - -, _. <br />