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<br /> L e g i s 1 a t i v e B i 11 Action WANT TO SEND A LETTER IN SUPPORT
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<br /> from departments operated by the state a city HERE'S WHO TO CALL
<br /> city and county, fire protection district, organized
<br /> fire company, or other public or private entity, ASSEMBLY GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZA-
<br /> include a comparison of response times and TION (15h1. Horton (Chair), Plescia (Vice
<br /> staffing levels to benchmarks found in a nationally
<br /> . recognized standard for fire protection. AB 260 is Chair), Aghazarian, Bermudez, Calderon, Chavez,
<br /> substantially similar to AB 2406 from the 2004 Coto, Garcia, La Suer, Levine, Liu, Mountjoy,
<br /> Legislative session that was opposed by the Negrete McLeod, Torrico, and Yee. 1020 N Street,
<br /> League and subsequently vetoed by Governor Room 156. Phone: 916/319-2531.
<br /> Schwarzenegger. ASSEMBLY JOBS, ECONOMIC DEVELOP
<br /> In his veto message, the Govemor stated, MENT� AND THE ECONOMY (6�Arambula
<br /> "Fire protection service standards ane directly (Chair), Houston �ce Chair), Baca, Canciamilla,
<br /> dependent on the local decision-making prooess. Garcia, and Oropeza. 1020 N Street, Room 369.
<br /> Local agenaes are in the best position to evaluate Phone: 916/319-2090.
<br /> their conditions to match c�ommunity needs with
<br /> available resouroes" SENATE APPROPRIATIONS--(13F--Migden
<br /> (Chair), Aanestad (Vice-Chair), Alquist, Ashburn,
<br /> As written, and as stated in the author's Battin, Bowen, Dutton, Escutia, Murray, Ortiz,
<br /> original background documents, the intent of this Poochigian, Speier, and Vacancy. Staff Director.
<br /> bill is to compare the response times and staffing Anne Maitland. Deputy Director: Bob Franzoia.
<br /> levels of each reporting fire department with the Consultants: George Cate, Miriam Barcellona
<br /> standard found in NFPA 1710, the Standard forthe �ngenito, Nora Lynn, Lisa Matocq and Maureen
<br /> Deployment of Fire Suppression Operations, Ort�z,. Assistant: Sally Ann Romo. Phone: 916/
<br /> Emergency Medical Operations, and Special `�5-3284. Room: 2206.
<br /> Operations to the Public by Career Fire Depart-
<br /> ments, a voluntary standard produced by the
<br /> National Fire Protection Association.
<br /> While the League agrees it is important for Sta (� - Do-date on Bills That
<br /> local govemments to develop pertormance objec- y p
<br /> tives, benchmarks and evaluations, the League is May Impact Your City
<br /> opposed to the comparison of fire department
<br /> data to the controversial NFPA 1710 standard, WWW .cacities.orq/Ibillsearch
<br /> which is opposed by most local jurisdictions in gecome a regular user of the League's
<br /> Califomia. online Legislative Tracking System. The
<br /> The League recently attended a meeting in the League's website is your gateway to all the
<br /> author's office where we expressed our continuing infoRnation you need: bills sorted by subject
<br /> concerns with the current bill language. Although areas, showing the bifl history, current sta-
<br /> amendments are planned forthe bill, the sub- tus, committee analyses, votes, and much
<br /> stance has not yet been shared with us. Since the more. You can even view League (etters of
<br /> bill is set for hearing March 16 in the Assembly support or opposition, and access the
<br /> Committee on Governmental Organization, it is League lobbyist working on the bill.
<br /> important that cities are aware of this bill. Staff:
<br /> Liisa Lawson Stark, Status: Assembly GO 3-16,
<br /> Position: Oppose Unless Amended.
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