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<br />?~- Z <br /> <br />INTERESTED IN SERVING ON THE LEAGUE <br /> <br />BOARD OF DIRECTORS? <br />The League of California Cities welcomes <br />nominations from elected officials interested in <br />serving in five at-large positions (two-year term), <br />or Second Vice President (one-year term). All <br />nominees for Second Vice President must have <br />previously served on the Board of Directors. <br /> <br />If you are interested in submitting your name <br />(or another elected official's name) for nomination <br />to the League Board of Directors, please provide <br />the information requested on the Nomination Form, <br />along with a bio and letter requesting consider- <br />ation, to the League's Sacramento headquarters <br />on or before end of business on Friday, July 8, <br />2005. Nomination materials can be found on the <br />League's Website at www.cacities.ora in the board <br />of directors section or can be obtained by contact- <br />ing League Staff Mimi Sharpe at 916/658-8232 or <br />sharpem@cacities.ora. <br /> <br />LOOKING FOR CALIFORNIA'S BEST TO <br /> <br />FILL A POSITION IN YOUR CITY? <br /> <br />Western City Magazine's job opportunity <br />section is the source for job seekers looking <br />for positions in local government. According <br />to our reader survey, the job opportunity <br />section is the best read section of our <br />magazine! <br /> <br />When you place an ad in Western City <br />Magazine, it will be posted at no additional <br />charge on our website, which receives over <br />80,000 hits per month. <br /> <br />Call to place your recruitment ad today! <br />We Have What you Need <br />800-262-1801 or visit our website <br />www.westerncity.com <br /> <br />AB 260 from page 1 ................ <br /> <br />As written, and as stated in the author's <br />original background documents, the intent of this <br />bill is to compare the response times and staffing <br />levels of each reporting fire department with the <br />standard found in NFPA 1710, the Standard for the <br />Deployment of Fire Suppression Operations, <br />Emergency Medical Operations, and Special <br />Operations to the Public by Career Fire Depart- <br />ments, a voluntary standard produced by the <br />National Fire Protection Association. <br /> <br />While the League agrees it is important for <br />local governments to develop performance objec- <br />tives, benchmarks and evaluations, the League is <br />opposed to the comparison of fire department <br />data to the controversial NFPA 1710 standard, <br />which proposes a "one-size-fits-all" approach that <br />is opposed by most local jurisdictions in California. <br /> <br />AB 260 is substantially similar to AB 2406 <br />(Bermudez) from the 2004 Legislative session. <br />AB 2406 was opposed by the League and subse- <br />quently vetoed by Governor Schwarzenegger. In <br />his veto message, the Governor stated, "Fire <br />protection service standards are directly depen- <br />dent on the local decision-making process. Local <br />agencies are in the best position to evaluate their <br />conditions to match community needs with avail- <br />able resources" <br /> <br />A sample opposition letter is available in the <br />online League's Advocacy Center <br />(www.cacities.ora/advocacycenter) where you <br />can also locate your local assembly member. <br /> <br />Please fax a letter to the ASSSEMBLY <br />COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANI- <br />ZATION, ATTN: Chris Lindstrom and Katey <br />O'Malley (Fax: 916-319-3979), to express your <br />opposition to this bill ASAP! Don't forget to CC: <br />Assembly Member Rudy Bermudez (Fax: 916- <br />319-2156), Peter Renevitz, G.O. Consultant, <br />Assembly Republican Caucus (Fax: 916-319- <br />3902), the League (Fax: 916-658-8240) and also <br />your local assembly member. <br /> <br />PAGE 2/PRIORITY FOCUS <br /> <br />Visit the League's Official Web Site--www.cacities.org <br />