AgdaPkt 2004-08-09 - Laserfiche WebLink

Browse Search

� � � ��7� f facilitate discussions with the governor and various The League and the LOCAL coalition op- legislators on behalf of cities, as have various posed the measure because it takes $1.3 billion county supervisors and representatives from the from local govemments without a companion Calffomia Special Districts Association. The measure to constitutionally protect local rev- League board of directors has participated in enues in the future, and because it takes $10 almost daily conferences calis with one or more big million out the total $20 million in booking fee city mayors, providing reactions, guidance and reimbursements – the equivalent of funding 200 insights. police officers. The latter cut was inserted in the budget bill a week ago, and was widely seen as By week's end the position of the League and "punishment" to cities for their insistence on the LOCAL coalition remains that of firm support for constitutional protection from future state raids the LOCAL coalition's July 9 Revised Framework – on local funds. the third compromise approach to constitutional protection offered by the LOCAL coalition since SCA 9(Torlakson) was not taken up. This submitting the signatures required to qualify Prop. measure contains the Senate Democrats' 65. This is the only one of the various proposals proposal for constitutional protection of local that have surfaced in the last few weeks that revenues. It is opposed by the LOCAL coalition, achieves protection for local revenues equivalent to Republicans in both houses and the govemor, Prop. 65 or the Local Govemment Agreement because it fails to protect local revenues from negotiated by the LOCAL coalition with Governor future manipulation by the legislature. (See "Key Schwa2enegger in May. (See "July 9 Revised Problems with SCA 9".) Framework" for details.) The vote on the budget bill was widely viewed The board is firm in its intent to work for pas- as a"drill"; the outcome of the vote was not in sage of Prop. 65 in November, if the legislature fails question, but Senate Democratic leadership to pass a measure with the levels of constitutional reportedly wanted to force a vote to demonstrate protection provided in the July 9 Revised Frame- that there was a budget proposal and that it was work. the Republicans who were holding up passage of the budget by faiting to support the Democrats' What you can do bill. Republicans and Govemor Schwarzenegger have stood with the LOCAL coalition in insisting upon a strong protection measure for local It sounds like a broken record — but it really revenues. matters: keep up those contacts with your legisla- tors. Urge them to support meaningful constitu- The Assembly has not attempted a vote on tional protection for local revenues as contained in either the budget or a constitutional protection the LOCAL coalition's July 9 Framework. For measure. talking points visit the League's online Advocacy Center at www.cacities.org/advocacycenter. For League Board Continues Strong Support for details about the July 9 Framework or other pro- posals, visit the League's website at July 9 Revised Framework/Prop. 65 www.cacities.org. While there was little action on the budget, there were continued discussions this week involving the League and our LOCAL coalition � a�so: "City Officials Get the Message partners with the governor and his staff and Out" on page 7. legislators and legislative budget staff. Mayors Jim Hahn from Los Angeles and Alan Autry from Fresno have continued in their role of helping to PAGE 4/PRIORITY FOCUS Visit the League's Official Web Site--www.cacities.org