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9A 2006 BALLOT from page 8 . . . .. . . . . . . age 9 DETERMINING A LEAGUE POSITION Proposition 87 - Alternative Energy. Re- ON A BALLOT MEASURE search, Production, Incentives. Tax on Cali. fornia 011. Initiative Constitutional Amendment When and how does the League board of and Statute. League Position: No Dosltion. directors decide to take a position on a ballot There may be cities on both sides of Proposition measure? Here are the criteria the League 87. The League should devote its limited ra- board used when it considered this question sources to the high priority issues on the Novem- for the November 2006 ballot. ber 2006 ballot. . F or those measures which do not have Proposition 88 - Education Funding. Real a direct or compelling municipal interest, the Property Parcel Tax. Initiative Constitutional League should take no position; Amendment and Statute. League Position: N.g, Dosltion. This measure has no direct, compelling . For those measures for which we have city impact. existing policy, have supported, or opposed, or taken no position on similar past measures, Proposition 89 - Political Campaigns. the League should adopt a position consistent Public Financing. Corporate Tax Increase. with existing policy or past pOSitions; Contributions and Expenditure Limits. Initia- tive Statute. Board Action: BIfIr to a subcom- . For those measures which have a mittee appointed by the League President to municipal impact and for which the League review the initiative. how it may relate to the has no existing policy, those measures should League and to make a recommendation on a be referred to the appropriate policy League position on Proposition 89. The reco~. committee(s) for consideration and recom- mendation will be considered by the Board at its mendation back to the board at its Annual meeting at the Annual Conference. Conference meeting; III. Potential Ballot Measure on Redistrlct- . Consistent with the Board policy ing and/or Tenn Limits originally adopted in 1953 and confirmed at its Summary: The Legislature is currently con- May meeting. the League should "...take action only on matters that are of broad mu- sidering legislation to modify how California . .. , nicipal interest [emphasis in originaij. In other undertakes redistricting. There is also a pOSSibility words, it is preferable that the League act only that agreement on modifications to term Iim~ts . on those matters that are of concern to a large could also reached, either as part of the redlstnct- number of cities, rather than to the cities of a ing proposal or as a separate measure. If agree- given area or to an individual city. Similarly, it ment is reached in time, the Legislature would is unsound for the League to take an active place one or both items on the November 2006 position on a subject when the cities in t~e ballot. Board Action: .BIfJr to Administrative state are about equally divided on each SIde of Services Policy Committee, if an additional ballot the issue. It has been the attitude of the board measure to address redistricting and/or term to attempt to resolve these issues so that a limits does pass the Legislature in time to be large majority of cities are on one side or the other"; . The League should focus its attention on high priority issues which have significant l impacts on cities and the League. ~ Visit the League's Official Webslte"\WNI.cacities.org PRIORITY FOCUS . PAGE 9 August 4, 2006 . Issue #31 -