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.1 I . . I . ,. - B.A-I'3 SUPER SATURDAY from page 1 . . . . . .. STARS CON'D .................... '- For city officials who haven't yet volunteered to Manager Ken Hamp/an and his staff were forced help collect signatures for the LOCAL initiative, to make $7 million in cuts, Kiser affirmed, .We NOW /S THE TIMEfII stand to lose a lot.' Kiser said their experience with last year's budget process was a factor in For information or, locations and how you can her colleagues seizing on the LOCAL initiative as be a part of Signature Saturday, please contact an opportunity to protect the viability of her city. your League regional representative, or visit the campaign website at Working together, San Luis Obispo city offi- www.Drotectlocalservices.com. (Look for the cials and their staff have relentlessly pursued Signature Saturday link on the Website home signatures at every opportunity in their off hours. page.) Mayor Dave Romero has been on the agendas of lunch and after-hours meetings of local groups. The Future of Local Services is Up to Us! With the assistance of Kiser and other staff, also working on their personal time, he has gathered hundreds of signatures at each meeting. "We all For years the people who provide and rely on understand the cuts and why we have to make local services have railed against the state's them," said Kiser, "and we feel this is the best takeaways of local revenues. We now have an opportunity to protect our city.. opportunity to stop the state's unbridled raids on local funds. Workinll tollether, we CAN do itfl The City of Signal Hill has also been exem- plary in the signature gathering effort. ........................... Councilmember Larry Forester, City Manager "STARS" SHINING IN SIGNATURE Ken Farfsing and Deputy City Manager Debbie GATHERING EFFORT Rich have led their city, gathering signatures at the gym, at birthday parties, in their neighbor- '-" hoods and everywhere they go on their own time. As the April 15 deadline approaches, the combined efforts of city officials and their coalition Signal Hill is a city of just over 10,000 residents, partners are paying off, helping the LOCAL cam- but has tumed in over 500 signatures to qualify the paign gain the 1 million signatures needed to initiative. qualify the Local Taxpayers and Public Safety "The biggest step was when our city manager Protection Act for the November ballot. Many volunteers are "Signature Stars" - proving that, on board,' said Forester. "He was best able to working on their personal time, and without using convey how important the measure is to our public resources, they are able to gather large existence as a city." Forester concluded that the numbers of signatures. city of Signal Hill understands state raids mean for local services, and understands how critical the "Cities of Stars" Lead the Way LOCAL initiative is to preventing them in the future. The City of San Luis Obispo is filled with Councilmember Peter Jukusky of Williams signature stars, with many city staff devoting their stresses that he and his fellow city officials are spare time to support the LOCAL initiative. Galva- committed to doing their part to meet the goals of nized city officials have shattered an original city their city and those of Colusa County. Jukusky goal of 300 signatures thanks to this support - the and his fellow council members have teamed with city has now tumed in close to 1,000 signatures. County Supervisor B/II Waite, Williams Police Principal Administrative Analyst for the city Betsy Chief Jon Shorle, and Fire Chief Jeff Gilbert in Kiser said, "The council and the city manager pursuing signatures across their county. "We're have supported the initiative from the beginning." just a few among many volunteers, but we know Recalling the 2003 budget cycle, in which City this is what we need to do," said Jukusky, who I believes that community interest in protecting their '- Continued on Pege 8 Visit the League's Official Web Site--www.cacities.org PRIORITY FOCUSIPAGE 7