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7A Page 3 What Cities and City Officials Can Do Voter approval of the Homeowners Protection Act is essential to defeating the fraudulent CPOFPA, but it will take the effort of many in order to do so. State law prohibits the use of city funds or property, including your time on the payroll, to help with the campaign. Your city council can adopt positions on ballot measures and communicate those positions to the community, but city funds and property cannot be used in ballot measure advocacy. City elected and appointed officials can act in their private capacity, on their own time and with their own resources, to support and oppose ballot measures. The League has published guidelines for what city officials can do to assist in this regard which is available on request or from your Regional Public Affairs Manager. Here is what you can do on your own time if you agree with the League board's positions on these measures: . Spread the Word. Talk to your city's residents on your own time about this issue and urge them to help pass the Homeowners Protection Act and defeat the fraudulent CPOFPA. You can let them know you are taking the lead on eminent domain reform to protect their homes and in working to protect their neighborhoods from the devastation of CPOFPA. . Help Build Our Coalition. Work with your League Regional Public Affairs Manager to reach out to local tenant, environmental, business, civic, labor and other groups to invite them to join our eminent domain coalition to defeat the anti-tenant, anti-water, anti- neighborhood CPOFPA and pass the honest eminent domain reform in Homeowners Protection Act. . Explain the Threat to Homeowners and Neighborhoods. CPOFPA would effectively abolish zoning and other land use protections for homeowners and neighborhoods. Explain to residents that the next time a landowner wants to build a high-rise, a liquor store or other incompatible use next to their home, the city won't be able to stop it. . Gather Signatures and Raise Funds. Help the coalition gather signatures and raise funds on your own personal time. You will receive information on this soon. Use Your Own Time and Resources-Not the City's. Respect the limitations of state law and do not, under anv circumstances, use city funds or property, including your time on the payroll, to help with the campaign. Elected officials have wide latitude in this regard. Respect the guidelines from the League. If you are in doubt, please check with your city attorney. In the near future, the League will be sending a comprehensive analysis of both measures to each city. The League looks forward to assisting you in understanding these proposals and how they could affect your city and its residents. 'Bud Carpenter' Continued from Page 1... In 1945, Bud became the League's general counsel and took on the title of executive director in 1954, while still serving as general counsel. When he stepped down from his dual position in 1973, new League Executive Director Don Benninghoven asked Bud to stay on as director of legislative affairs. Bud held the position until early 1976, when then Gov. Jerry Brown appointed him to the first Fair Political Practices Commission. Bud returned to the League in the spring of 1977 to serve as director of employee relations. While director of employee relations, Bud served on the board of Public Services Skills, Inc. (PSS), and as part of his employee relations activities with the League. he served as the executive secretary of PSS. 3