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May 31, 2002 <br /> Issue #22-2002 <br /> <br /> commentary and updates oh legislative and policy issues thor affect california cities <br /> <br /> Hot Bills <br /> ASSEMBLY AND SENATE PASS BUDGET <br />.... Act Now CONFERENCE COMMITTEE TO CONVENE WEEK OF JUNE 3 <br />: AB 1800 Critical funding for local services remains highly vulnerable as the Assem- <br />; (Kehoe). Motor bly and Senate begin preparations for a Budget Conference Committee, <br />-' Vehicles. Per- expected to start next week. A late amendment in the Senate will likely be <br />-" sons with Dis- the focus of intense discussions about budget cuts. For more, see page 2. <br />· abilities, Oppose <br />· Un/ess ~.?~nded LO~AL COALITION GAINS VISIBILITY, MOMENTUM <br />· AB 1839 Regional Advisory Boards, regional press conferences and one-on-one <br />· (Campbell). editorial board briefings are being organized up and down the state as a <br />· Indemnity. result of intensive efforts by LOCAL Coalition partners to keep protection of <br />· local services at the forefront of state budget discussions. The LOCAL Coali- <br />_" Public Agency. tion (Leave Our Community Assets Local) is moving quickly to organize these <br />'- Oppose activities, matching the quick pace of legislative actions on the budget. <br />-' (See Budget Update Section: www. cacities.org/budgetupdate.) For more, <br />· see page 3. <br /> <br />: B.O.E. LIMITS SALES TAX ON SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE <br />· AGREEMENTS <br />Want more details on On Wednesday, June 29, the Board of Equalization (BOE) voted to limit <br />these and other bills? <br /> the amount of optional software maintenance agreements that would be <br />Log on to the League of <br />California Cities Web site subject to sales tax. This amendment to Regulation 1502, Computers, <br />at www. cacitie$.org and Programs and Data Processing, is scheduled to take effect January 1, 2003. <br />click on Legislative For more, see page 2. <br />Advocacy. <br /> <br /> Page 2 BUDGET UPDATES ON LEAGUE WEB SITE <br /> Page 4 INTERESTED IN SERVING ON THE LEAGUE BOARD OF DIRECTORS? <br /> · LEGISLATIVE BILL SUMMARIES <br /> <br /> <br />