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SENATE BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE TAKES ACTION ON MAY BUDGET REVISIONS Public Safety Programs Headed for Budget Conference Committee In one of the first hearings on the Governor's the recommendation by a minimal amount in order May Revise proposal, the Senate Budget Subcommit- to ensure it would be discussed in the Budget tee on State Administration softened the blow of a Conference Committee. An additional mandate item $111.3 million cut in the Juvenile Crime Prevention that was singled out for discussion was the "Re- Program by splitting $121.3 million budgeted for gional Housing Needs Allocation Process" mandate. COPS between COPS and Juvenile Crime Prevention The Committee supported the full funding of the Program - resulting ~n a 50% reduction in funding deferred amount for this mandate -- $867,000. for the COPS program. The subcommittee action Other mandates that were considered, and altered assumes that the Assembly will approve a different sufficiently to move them into discussion in the version of the Governor's proposal, which would Budget Conference Committee, were: voter registra- mean that the Budget Conference Committee would tion and absentee ballot related mandates; property make a final determination between the different tax relief mandates; and local government financing approaches in June. mandates for test claims and reimbursement claims, open meetings act notices, and rape victim counsel- State Mandates - Housing and POBAR singled out lng center notices. The Governor's Budget proposes reimbursing local government $1,000 for specified mandates and Other Actions paying the full cost in future fiscal years with the The subcommittee sent the Williamson Act required 3 percent compounded interest. The funding to Budget conference committee as well. committee considered the Police Officers Bill of The Governor's recommendations for law enforce- Rights mandate as a separate item and voted to alter merit technology grants were supported. INTERESTED IN SERVING ON THE LEAGUE BOARD OF DIRECTORS? The League of California Cities welcomes nomina- related expenses to attend League board meetings tions from elected officials interested in serving in are reimbursed by the League. three at-large positions (one-year term) or Second Vice President (one-year term). All nominees for The League Board or Directors typically meets on Second Vice President must have previously served a quarterly basis at locations throughout the state. on the Board of Directors. Nominees are expected to make a commitment to attend all meetings. League officers also serve The League Board of Directors consists of the automatically as members of the board of directors League officers (President, First Vice President, of the City/County/School (CCS) Partnership, which Second Vice President, Immediate Past President and meets a minimum of four times a year. All travel- Executive Director), a representative from each of related expenses to attend CCS Partnership board the League's sixteen divisions, a representative from meeting are reimbursed by the League. each of the League's eleven functional departments, and ten at-large positions, seven of which are During the League's 2002 Annual Conference reserved for the Mayor or the Mayor's appointed (October 3-5 in Long Beach), the Board of Directors designee of the seven largest cities by population, Nominating CommitteeTM will recommend a slate of and one reserved for a representative of a small city city officials for consideration by the Board of (under 12,000 population). City officials serving on Directors for election to serve on the 2002-2003 the National League of Cities Board of Directors also Board of Directors. Nominees will be contacted by serve on the League of California Cities Board of mail prior to the Annual Conference. Directors for the duration of their term on the National League board (two-year term). All travel- Continued on PasTe 9 PAGE 6/PRIORITY FOCUS Visit the League's Official Web Site--www. cacities.org