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<br />9A <br />Page 3 <br /> <br />League Legislative Director Dan Carrigg presented an award plaque to the Lakewood City <br />Council, remarking just how vital Lakewood and cities in general are to the League's success. <br /> <br />"The League relies on its member cities like Lakewood to work with us collectively to make sure <br />that the state government hears the voices of our cities loud and clear," Carrigg said. "When <br />cities lobby in Sacramento they in fact protect vital local community services-parks, public <br />safety, recreation programs, library services, local streets and roads. It's about creating and <br />maintaining vibrant communities for everyone who lives in a city.. <br /> <br /> <br />From left to right: lakewood Mayor Diane DuBois. <br />League legislative Director Dan Carrigg, and Lakewood <br />Deputy City Manager Lisa Novatny. (League <br />Photo/Kristine Guerrero) <br /> <br />A Reminder on Prop. 1A Protection of Major City Revenue <br /> <br />As estimates of the California's chronic general fund budget problem continue to grow, local <br />officials are warily checking their wallets. It isn't too long ago when the California Legislature <br />looked to local revenues to help solve budget shortfalls. <br /> <br />But in Nov. 2004, the landscape changed as far as the Legislature's authority to take major local <br />revenues. By an unprecedented 84 percent .yes. vote, Californians adopted Proposition 1A, an <br />amendment to the California state constitution that protects vital local revenues. <br /> <br />Prop. 1A prohibits the state from: <br /> <br />. Shifting property taxes from cities, counties or special districts with certain exceptions; <br /> <br />. Reducing the local Bradley Bums Uniform Sales & Use Tax rate or altering its method of <br />allocation (except to comply with federal law or an interstate compact); <br /> <br />. Decreasing vehicle license fee (VLF) revenue from the 0.65 percent rate without <br />providing replacement funding to cities and counties. The state may charge for <br />administrative costs (California Department of Motor Vehicles, Controller) and the <br />Legislature retains the power to change state law allocating VLF revenue among cities <br />and counties; and <br /> <br />. Failing to reimburse to cities and counties for local sales tax revenues shifted to fund <br />state economic recovery bonds under the triple-flip (for more on the triple-flip, visit <br />www.californiadtvfinance.com). <br /> <br />3 <br />