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8A Page 7 owed by the purchaser. Improved collection of these revenues could provide an important source of funding for vital state and local programs. A sample letter can be found at www.cacities.orq/billsearch. Search for AB 1957. AS 1836 (Feuer): Infrastructure Financing Districts This bill streamlines existing law related to the formation of Infrastructure Financing Districts (IFD) by removing an unnecessary voter approval requirement. The IFD law is a mechanism placed into statute in 1990 to allow local governments to finance projects through bonds secured by the growth of property tax revenues within that district. The law states that consent is required by local agencies in the district which would be affected by the diversion of the property tax for the IFD. In the past, this law has been infrequently used due to cumbersome requirements. Essentially, AS 1836 is an attempt to improve its usefulness. Some communities may find this a helpful option for building local infrastructure that can spur local business and housing development and create jobs. A sample letter can be found at wwyJ.cacities.orQ/billsearch. Search for AS 1836. Support Letters Needed for S8 1236 City officials are urged to send letters of support on SB 1236 (Padilla). The bill would ensure that the Maddy Emergency Medical Services (EMS) funding stream can continue to provide physicians and hospitals with crucial funding reimbursements to retain the emergency care staff essential to city fire departments and citizens. The California statute that allows a county board of supervisors to establish an additional $2 charge on every $10 fee collected on criminal offenses and deposit the increased fee into the Maddy EMS fund is set to expire this year. The funds collected through this additional fee are used to reimburse trauma centers for the treatment of uninsured patients, and SB 1236 extends the law's sunset date by five years until 2014. Hospital emergency departments have continued to lose staff and discontinue their operations because of the high costs associated with treating uninsured patients. In the past decElde, more than 65 emergency rooms have closed, and city fire department paramedic units have consistently been redirected to emergency service centers or hospitals due to low staffing or patient overcrowding. Take Action A sample letter is available for your city to fax to the Assembly Public Safety Committee and other key contacts at www.cacities.orq/billsearch. Plug in SB 1236 to the bill search function to access the sample letter of support, along with faxing instructions. Monday Is Last Day to Register for Mayors and Council Members Executive Forum The last day to register for the 2008 Mayors and Council Members Executive Forum and Advanced Leadership Workshops is Monday, May 19. Slated for Wednesday, June 4 - Friday, June 6, the annual event will be hosted at the Resort at Squaw Creek in Squaw Valley. Created for mayors, mayor pro tems, council members, city managers and assistant city managers, the three-day conference is designed to equip city leaders with the skills they need and offer practical workshops for planning ahead for the challenges their city is facing. Sessions include: . Achieve Substantial Water Saving in Your City . Strategies for Council-Manager Conflict Resolution 7