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<br /> I <br /> (oA-1 <br /> ',', ,: 'f'- \. l .,,)~l',l,"; .,J\ ',C\:" FOCU S <br /> n R : /.) J.; 7 " ' . <br /> :\it ,\1 I <br /> - <br /> " " , -" L "". . <br /> December 31.2003 <br /> Issue #50-2003 <br /> LEGISLATURE QUESTIONS GOVERNOR'S AUTHORITY <br /> Hot Bills TO RESTORE VLf BACKFill <br /> Act Now After the Governor announced his action to continue local government VLF <br /> . . . backfill payments for the remainder of the 2003-04 budget year, the Legislature <br /> . <br /> . offered its not-so.supportive opinion of the Governor's actions. In a December <br /> . 23 letter to Department of Finance Director Donna Arduin, Senator Wes <br /> . The legislature is in <br /> : Interim Recess. It will Chesbro, Chair of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee. expressed the <br /> · reconvene January 5, Committee's doubts about the authority of the Governor to act unilaterally and <br /> : 2004. provide the funding to local government For more, see page 2. <br /> . <br /> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <br /> . <br /> . <br /> . <br /> . ORANGE COUNTY DIVISION THANKS GOVERNOR <br /> . <br /> . ON VLF FUNDING <br /> . <br /> . <br /> . <br /> .. More than 30 Orange County police. fire and elected officials, including <br /> .. <br /> .. Assembly Members Todd Spitzer and Patricia Bates. gathered for a press <br /> - .. conference at Laguna Woods City Hall on December 22 to thank the Governor <br /> . <br /> . for his efforts to deal with the fiscal crisis facing local governments. <br /> . <br /> II <br /> II "I am very proud of Governor Schwarzenegger's actions to support local <br /> . government," said Assemblyman Todd Spitzer. Co-Chair of the Assembly <br /> . <br /> II Local Government Caucus. "I am not willing to jeopardize front line police <br /> II <br /> II and fire services because of the Sacramento shuffle that continues to bleed us <br /> . dry of our property taxes." In a crowd full of public safety officers and elected <br /> . <br /> . officials. Assemblyman Spitzer pledged that he would continue to fight to make <br /> . Want more details on sure local governments stay whole, For more. see page 3. <br /> these and other bills? <br /> Log on to the League of <br /> California Cities Web site <br /> at www,cacities.orgl <br /> legtracking, <br /> Page 3 DON'T MISS THE J~UARY ISSUE OF WESTERN CITY MAGAZINE <br /> - <br />