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--A , a e BENEFIT FROM THE COUNCIL - MANAGER LEADERSHIP TEAM WORKSHOP Does your leadership team function as well as you would like it to? Do you sometimes wish you under- stood your council colleagues better, and they under- stood you? Would you like to sharpen your negotiat- ing skills to help you accomplish your goals? If so, the League's Council- Manager Leadership Team Workshop may be just what you are looking for Now in its 21 st year, this unique, intensive, and insightful program is a practical and enjoyable way to improve your abilities — as an individual and as a group —to harness the resources of your team of leaders and accomplish the job you want to do for your citizens. Two workshops are now scheduled, the first for January 28 -30 at Lake Arrowhead, and the second May 19 -21 at North Lake Tahoe. Announcements with details were sent to all mayors, council members and city managers. You can also find an announcement on -line at www.cacities.om /ed. Space is limited, so don't delay in signing up your group. At least three from your team must attend - two elected officials and the manager - but full attendance is far more beneficial, as previous teams have attested by their returning with those who missed out the first time. CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION SOLICITS COMMENTS ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS The California Public Utilities Commission, (CPUC) is soliciting comments and conducting a workshop in order to learn from utilities, program providers, con- sumers, local governments, manufacturers and others how the CPUC may make the most out of its energy efficiency resource funds and programs in the coming years. Information about the proceeding may be found on the CPUC's website at: www.couc.ca.cov/ published /rulinas /31122.htm. The next in the workshop series is scheduled for December 15. Comments are due to the Commission by December 5. Cities interested in making sure the Commission has the benefits of their thoughts are encouraged to review the proceeding and submit comments by the deadline. PAGE 8 /PRIORITY FOCUS VLF from page 1 • • • • • • • • . . . . . . . . . The order also directs the Department of Motor Vehicles to reinstate the General Fund offset to the VLF provided by state law and to refund to taxpayers all overpayments of VLF as a result of the June 20 increase. The same day, the Governor called an extraor- dinary session of the Legislature to consider (1) a March 2, 2003 general obligation deficit bond issue; (2) a March 2, 2004 constitutional spending lid; and (3) "To consider and act upon legislation relative to funding the offset of the motor vehicle license fee from the General Fund." The Governor also called two other extraordi- nary sessions, one to repeal SIB 60 (Cedillo), which authorizes illegal immigrants to obtain California drivers' licenses, and workers compen- sation reform. (See "League Will Support Governor's Workers Compensation Reform Proposal" p. 1.) Immediate Impact on Local Services Cities and counties faced an immediate loss of almost 70 percent of their vehicle license fee funds for the rest of the fiscal year — for cities, approximately $105 a month. Stunned local officials realized that unless the legislature acted immediately on the Governor's request to fund a backfill, they would need to implement budget cuts. Budget Committee hearings in the Senate and Assembly did little to allay local government concerns. Democratic legislators complained about the lack of details from the Administration on what cuts the Governor would support to fund a VLF backfill, or how he would structure his pro- posed $15 billion bond deficit financing bond. Senate President John Burton continued to tell reporters and others that he would wait for the Governor to identify cuts to fund the VLF. By Friday the question of cuts was still hang- ing, but Senator Jim Brulte tackled the VLF backfill issue head on by introducing SIB X5 1(first bill, 5`^ Extraordinary Session), appropriating $3.625 billion to keep city and counties services funded. Continued on Page 9 Visit the League's Official Web Site -- www.cacities.org