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AB 719 from page 3 ............... WRAP UP from page 4' ' · ' · · · · · · · ' · ' · If you choose to pay through an installment Public Employees' representative Tom Ramsey plan, you cannot then decide to pay it in one lump and Rancho Cucamonga Librarian Debra Clark. sum. The installment plan is irrevocable. This event was well covered by radio and TV stations, as A/ell as local print media. If an employee chooses to pay the remaining cost while retired, they would be still be able to Also this w~.ek, the Central Valley Division use 401(k) funds. If your city has both a 457 and held an editorial briefing with the Lodi News- 401(k) plan, but participation in a particular plan Sentinel. City of Lodi participants included Mayor depends on what employee group you're in, you Larry Hansen, Police Chief Jerry Adams, Fire can use both accounts, your 457 or 401(k) plan. Chief Mike Pretz, City Manager Dixon Flynn and Make the election when you intend to terminate. Deputy City Manager Janet Keeter, as well as You have 120 days, after separation, to make the League Regional Representative Debbie Olson. transaction to rollover. Public Notices and Press Releases The Board is going to review in service rollovers from 457 and 403(b) for active employ- Cities also found other compelling ways to tell ees in February. In February, you may, in fact be their VLF story this week. The City of Larkspur able to use these funds to pay for this benefit at posted a notice on its city hall saying, "Due to that time. For now, however, you cannot use budget constraints created by the state of Califor- those funds if you are an active employee and niB the Larkspur city hall will be closed" over the have not ended your service. If you think you might holidays. The notice went one to say, "The Lark- want to use your 457 or 403(b) funds to pay for spur city council regrets to inform you that our this benefit and you do not intend to retire soon, employees have been involuntarily furloughed to you may want to consider waiting until that deci- save money for future expenses and to prevent sion in February is made. Again, once you choose layoffs." The notice listed the Governor and the installment plan, it is irrevocable. Larkspur legislators Senator John Burton and Assembly Member Joe Nation, and provided their ............................... telephone numbers. ' LET THE LEAGUE'S CALENDAR : city of Belmont adopted a similar approach. ; RESOURCE HELP YOU PLAN YOUR · o Many cities also sent out press releases, · BUDGET FOR MEETINGS AND . informing citizens and the press that they would · TRAINING IN 2004 o have to close shop for some period due to the lack .' : of action by the Legislature on VLF backfill funding. · · Many city officials also did a great job of telling · Visit the League's website · , their VLF story to reporters, or in letters they sent ; www.cacities.orq/ed for a complete sched- ,. to legislators and the Governor. : ule of upcoming meetings. View dates, .' locations and pricing information up to a .' The effect of these actions was to keep the · year in advance. Not only can you register · VLF story front and center in virtually every media : online or view the current program or outline : market in the state. These efforts by city officials .' for these meetings, you can use this infor- .' sent a message to the Capitol that local services · marion to help plan your meeting schedule o matter, and must be funded. 0 and budget expenses for the upcoming · · year. New 2004 meeting information is · '. currently available and continuously up- · dated. · Visit the League's Official Web Site--www.cacities.or9 PRIORITY FOCUS/PAGE 5