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r Q. A - {p LOCAL INITIATIVE from page 1 . . . . . . ... . . ... . . ... . .... . .... . .... . .. .. The campaign has continued its aggressive decisions about any proposed altBmativB. The fundraising efforts this week, with local officials meeting will be held on Thursday, May 13, 2004 sponsoring two major fundraising events this week at the Grand Ballroom at 1215 J Street, Sacra. in San Diego and Orange County. City and county mento (across the street from the Sheraton) . officials have had early success in reaching out to beginning at 8:30 a.m. in connection with LOCAL potential contributors and effectively making the LegislativB Action Days. Breakfast will be avail- case for protection of local revenues and mandate able beginning at 8:00 a.m. As soon as the full reform. The League, CSAC and CSDA executive details of the proposed altBmàtive are finalized, committee members also met by phone Thursday the League will distribute a draft General Assem- to review the status of fundraising and to pool bly resolution prior to the May 13 meeting. ideas and approaches for future efforts. Each city has onB vote at any League mem- Discussions With Administration Continue bership meeting (per the League's voting proce- dures). Concurrent with these aggressive campaign It is not necessary for a city delegate to regis- efforts the League and its LOCAL allies have ter for or attend LOCAL Legislative Action Days in continued discussions with the Schwarzenegger order to attend and participate in the special administration about a proposal that emerged two meeting. However, in addition to the special weeks ago to link a propo.3ed $1.3 billion "contribu- meeting, city officials should also register for (no tion" each year for two years by local govemments cost) and participate in LOCAL Legislative Action to the state budget deficit with a proposed altema- Days, May 12 -13. If you have not already regi8- tive constitutional amendment which would be tered, you may do so online at htto:/I strongly supported by Governor Schwarzenegger. www.calocal.com/IBodavs.hlm. The constitutional amendment would be built on the foundation of the LOCAL initiative. with the If you have any questions about the General same or improved revenue and unfunded mandate Assembly. please call Lorraine Okabe on the protections. It also may clarify a few issues of League staff at 916/658-8236, email interpretation that have been raised since the lokabe@cacities.org. LOCAL initiative was filed. It would be placed on Begin With the End in Mind the November 2004 ballot if passed by a 213 vote of the legislature. If it failed to receive legislative It is clear that the League and our LOCAL approval. the LOCAL initiative would still be on the allies have reached a significant milestone in November 2004 ballot and the focus of our com- achieving constitutional protection, but there will plete efforts. be many twists and tums in the weeks and months ahead. It is clBarly not sufficient just to get League General Assembly - May 13, the LOCAL initiative on the ballot in November. Much more remains to bB done. League President Sacramento Ron Loveridge, Mayor of Riverside, has continued to remind the Board of Directors that we need to Recognizing the importance of involving.ne keep "focused on our goal of constitutional pratec- League membership in any decisions conceming tion" as we move forward. We sincerely appreci- the League's number one goal of achieving consti- ate the Govemor's willingness to join us in achiev- tutional protection of local revenues from state ¡ng that goal, and in return he has asked that WB raids, the League Board of Directors has con- assist the state one last time. The League GBn- vened a special meeting of the General Assembly eral AssBmbly will join the Board of Directors in of the League to brief the membership on the evaluating this opportunity when it meets on May status of the LOCAL initiative and to be involved in 13. In the meantime, we will keep you infonned as the details become clBar to us. Visit the League's Official Web Site--www.cacities.org PRIORITY FOCUSIPAGE 6