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N -1 <br />July 11, 2003 <br />Issue #26.2003 <br />It a>fifM•io a�i.Y <br />TOUGH QUESTIONS YOU SHOULD ASK YOUR LEGISLATORS <br />Hot BIIIS NOW ABOUT THE BUDGET'?RIPLE FLIP" <br />Act Now Some legislators are reportedly considering a little- discussed proposal for <br />■ creating a new, dedicated stream of revenue to finance $10.7 billion in state <br />Page 5 LOCAL UPDATE <br />PUBLIC FORUM ON TAXATION IN THE NEW ECONOMY' <br />Page 12 LEGISLATIVE BILL SUMMARIES <br />deficit reduction bonds. Characterized by some as "the triple flip ", the pro- <br />SB 18 Sa- <br />(Burton) ) <br />posal would include lowering the local sales tax rate by % - V2%, raising the <br />. cred Sites. Oppose. <br />state sales tax rate by a commensurate amount, and offsetting the local <br />government loss out of the county ERAF fund. For More, see page 7 <br />■ SB 966 (Alarcon). <br />• • • • • . • ........... . <br />Contractor's Cost. <br />SEE FOR YOURSELF: <br />: Oppose. <br />BUDGET CUTS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ARE NOT PROPORTIONATE <br />• SB 20 (Sher) Elec- <br />As the latest round of budget Senate Republican amendments are final- <br />• tronic Waste. Sup- <br />ized, it is clear that all of the plans call for city and county cuts /reductions that <br />. port. <br />are not proportionate to the level of funding local governments receive from <br />■ <br />the state general fund. For More, see page 8 <br />. <br />................... <br />LEGISLATORS SUPPORT NEW BINDING ARBITRATION BILL <br />SB 440 (Burton) passed the Assembly Public Employee Relations & <br />Social Security Committee on Wednesday, July 9 by unanimous vote. The bill <br />• <br />would attempt to circumvent the California Supreme Court decision in County <br />of Riverside v. Superior Court that overturned binding interest arbitration <br />: <br />procedures established by SB 402. <br />Want more details on <br />these and other bills? <br />Legislators voting "aye" were: Negrete McLeod (Chino), Levine (Van <br />Log on to the League of <br />Nuys), Chan (Oakland), Correa (Santa Ana), Kehoe (San Diego), Laird (Santa <br />California Cities Web site <br />Cruz), Maldonado (Santa Maria), Nakanishi (Lodi), Spitzer (Orange). <br />at www.cacities.org/ <br />For More, see page 3 <br />legtracking. <br />Page 2 DEPT. OF HOMELAND SECURITY TO DEVELOP TOOLS FOR <br />"PREPAREDNESS ASSESMENT" <br />HOMELAND SECURITY SURVEY DUE JULY 28 <br />Page 3 CONTROLLER DELAYS PORTION OF VLF BACKFILL PAYMENTS <br />Page 4 FISCAL CONDITION OF CALIFORNIA CITIES RELEASED <br />COALITION FORMED TO SUPPORT SCA 1 <br />Page 5 LOCAL UPDATE <br />PUBLIC FORUM ON TAXATION IN THE NEW ECONOMY' <br />Page 12 LEGISLATIVE BILL SUMMARIES <br />