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;?/I- // ILG UPDATE from page 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Civic Engagement Program Launched Enough copies of ~he bookmark and pamphlet were mailed to each city (care of the clerk) for each city council member. A sample of A Local Official's Reference on Ethics Laws was also sent to each city. Note that the bookmark and the reference are organized in parallel fashions so they complement one another. With support from the National League of Cities and the William and Flora Hewlett Founda- tion, the Institute is launching a new Collabora- tive Governance Initiative. The goal of this effort is to help local officials navigate the growing number of options available for community engagement. Among the present activities is the recruitment of a local official advisory panel. Watch the Institute's website for more details on the initiative as it takes form. New Finance Resource Available The Municipal Finance Quick Reference summarizes the "key things to know" about city finance. It answers frequently asked questions about types of revenues - where they come from and what they can be used for - and procedures for raising and spending money. In addition to the hardcopy versions distributed to elected officials in January through finance directors, an annotated version is available from the Institute's website: www.ilsq.orq/quickreference. Updated and New Ethics Resources Re- leased Three new Institute publications provide guidance on ethics laws: A Local Official's Reference on Ethics Laws (a 121-page guide explaining ethics law principles, prohibitions and consequences in non-legalese) ; Key Ethics Law Principles for Local Officials (a handy bookmark summarizing 1) key overall ethics law prohibitions and 2) economic interests which may trigger disqualification from participating in a given decision). The ABCs of Open Government Laws (a pamphlet summarizing Brown Act and Public Records Act principles for elected officials). In addition, the Institute also published a com-. pendium of its Everyday Ethics columns in Western City called Everyday Ethics for Local Officials: Finding Your Way. In addition to past columns, the guide includes a new framework in its first chapter to assist local officials in sorting through ethics issues. Future columns can be found at www.ilsq.orQ/evervdavethics. Thank You to Our Partners The Institute's work is financed with grants, publications sales, private contributions and finan- cial contributions from the League. The Institute is deeply grateful to its private sector partners for making our recent publications possible: 1) MuniFinancial (Municpal Finance Quick Refer- ence), 2) The Pacific Life Foundation and Sempra Energy Utilities (Everyday Ethics), 3) Meyers-Nave (Ethics Law Reference), 4) Richards, Watson and Gershon (Ethics Law Bookmark) and 5) Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann and Girard (ABCs of Open Government Laws). To Learn More The Institute's website www.ilsq.orq has more information about its work, including free electronic versions of all of its publications. Hard copies of the Institute's publications may be purchased using our publications order form or online. PAGE 4/PRIORITY FOCUS Visit the League's Official Web Site--www.cacities.org . ....,"" .'......... .. "'-""""--"---_U-'--"T"""""