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<br />8A <br />Page 6 <br /> <br />weeks of negotiations. California cities need to join forces to respond to relevant May revise <br />proposals to ensure cities' needs are heard and understood in the Capitol. <br /> <br />Schedule of Events <br /> <br />10 - 11 :30 a.m., May Revise Budget Briefing <br />Sheraton Grand Hotel Sacramento, Bataglieri Room <br />1230 J Street . <br />Sacramento, CA 95814 <br /> <br />10 a.m.-Introduction: <br />Jim Madaffer, President, League of California Cities <br />Chris McKenzie, Executive Director, League of California Cities <br /> <br />The speakers below will discuss their reactions to the May Revise. <br /> <br />10:20 a.m.- Michael Genest, director, Department of Finance <br /> <br />10:40 a.m.-Assembly Member Roger Niello (R-Sacramento), vice chair, Assembly Budget <br />Committee <br /> <br />11:15 a.m.-Assembly Member John Laird (D-Santa Cruz), chair, Assembly Budget Committee <br /> <br />11:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Time for Scheduling Lunch and Lobbying Appointments with <br />Legislators <br /> <br />3:30 - 4:30 p.m., Post-Lobbying Debrief (Stop by the League offices for light snacks and <br />refreshments) <br />League of California Cities <br />1400 K Street, 4th floor conference room <br />Sacramento, CA 95814 <br /> <br />R.S.V.P. <br /> <br />Please R.SVP to League Staff Meghan McKelvey immediately at mmckelvev~cacities.orQ or <br />(916) 658-8253. <br /> <br />District Budget Meetings <br /> <br />City officials who are unable to make the trip to Sacramento on May 21 are encouraged to <br />contact their League public affairs manager to schedule a district meeting with their legislator. <br /> <br />'Revenue and Tax Bills' Continued from Page 1... <br /> <br />AS 1957 (Eng): Collection of Use Tax <br /> <br />This bill improves the collection of use tax revenues owed to state and local government by <br />consumers and businesses by clarifying the state's income tax forms to properly alert taxpayers <br />about their use tax obligation. Consumers and business may be unaware of the existence of this <br />tax. <br /> <br />A "use tax" is a tax imposed by a state to compensate for the sales tax lost when an item is <br />purchased out of state, but is used within the state. <br /> <br />Each year, millions of dollars in state and local revenues owed by consumers and businesses in <br />the form of use taxes go uncollected. <br /> <br />Assembly Member Eng's legislation is of growing importance in an economy where people are <br />doing more and more of their shopping through the Internet. Although sales taxes are not <br />collected for online purchases made at out of state retailers, use taxes, of the same amount, are <br /> <br />6 <br />