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<br />8A <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />'Parole Realignment Proposal' Continued from Page 1.., <br /> <br />In the LAO's original proposal, the state would fund the realignment of parole services from the <br />state to counties with $178 million (all) of city Proposition 172 public safety funds, $188 million of <br />property taxes shifted from water and waste enterprise special districts to counties, and tak.ing <br />$130 million in administrative revenues from the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). The <br />League and the Califomia Police Chiefs Association vigorously oppose the idea to take city public <br />safety dollars, and the special districts strongly defended their property taxes. <br /> <br />The LAO's May 5 letter contains an ualtemative financing" proposal that includes two basic <br />features: <br /> <br />1) Shifting Vehicle Licensing Fee (VLF) revenue that currently goes to cities (estimated by <br />the LAO at $149 million) and the DMV (estimated by the LAO at $363 million) to the <br />counties to support state parole realignment. (To simplify, for cities VLF revenue for FY <br />07-08 amounts to about $4.50 per capita plus special allocations for inhabited <br />annexations since 2004.) <br /> <br />2) Shifting all property tax revenues currently going to water and wastewater enterprise <br />special districts to counties and giving counties the option to: a) offset some or all city <br />VLF losses, b) supplement county resources for the new parole responsibilities. c) use <br />funds to contract back with special districts for waterlwaste disposal services, or d) give <br />property tax reductions to taxpayers. <br /> <br />The League is continuing to analyze this proposal, including its potential legality. A copy of the <br />proposal can be obtained by visiting the Legislative Analyst's Web site (www.lao.ca.Qov) and <br />searching for uLAO Parole Realignment Proposal: Additional Options: <br /> <br />Whatever the policy merits of shifting state parole responsibility to county probation, the LAO's <br />initial financing proposal, as well as the May 5 revision, serves as a stark reminder to local <br />governments that a perspective still exists among some in Sacramento that the state's budget <br />priorities supersede all community priorities and conditions. Proposals which attempt to pit cities, <br />counties and special districts against each other for the state's gain should be strongly rejected. <br /> <br />'Mayors and Council Members' Continued from Page 1... <br /> <br />Created for mayors, mayor pro-tems, council members, city managers and assistant city <br />managers, the three-day conference is designed to equip city leaders with the skills they need <br />and offer practical workshops for planning ahead for the challenges their city is facing. Sessions <br />include: <br /> <br />. Achieve Substantial Water Saving in Your City <br />. Strategies for Council-Manager Conflict Resolution <br />. Gang and Violence Protection <br />. Delivering Messages in the Media Interview <br />. Land Use and Climate Change <br />. And much more! <br /> <br />Advanced Leadership Workshops will be offered Friday, June 6 - Saturday, June 7. Participants <br />may choose from one of three workshop tracks: economic development, meeting management or <br />city finances. A separate fee is required for Advanced Leadership Workshops. <br /> <br />To register online, visit www.cacities.ora/events. <br /> <br />For more information, contact Brian Sanders, the League's education program director, at <br />bsanders@cacities.orQ or (916) 658-8238. <br /> <br />2 <br />