League of California Cities Priority Focus Editions #3 dated January 23 2009 and #4 dated January 30 2009. IN THISTHIS ISSUE: January 23 2009 Issue #3 2009 Upcoming Events: City Managers Department Meeting Monterey Feb. 4 6 Personnel & Employee Relations San Francisco Mar. 12 13 Public Works Officers Institute & Mini Expo Monterey Mar. 25 27 Planners Institute & Mini Expo Anaheim Mar. 25 27 Page 4: Find a Bill Legislators Leg Committee or Ask League Leg Staff NEW ADMINISTRATION PROPOSAL TO DEFER LOCAL HIGHWAY USERS TAXES PROPOSITION 42 FUNDS AND MANDATE REIMBURSEMENTS How Will Your City Services Be Affected? The League needs information quickly about how individual cities would be affected by a new proposal floated by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's Department of Finance (D0F) to offset state cash flow woes. For more see Page 2. LIGHT AT THE END OF THE BUDGET TUNNEL? As the budget deficit clock outside Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's office this week ticked up to more than $8.4 billion there was news this week that legislative Republicans may be willing to consider revenue increases in exchange for what they consider to be solid budget reforms that control future spending. For more see Page 3. LEAGUE HONORS FOUR MEMBERS OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE LEGISLATURE Hundreds of city officials were in town this week to honor the four legislators the League recognized for their support of local government in 2008 at a special reception. The event was held at the Citizen Hotel in Sacramento following the first day of the 2009 New Mayors and Council Members Academy. For more see Page 3. 'Cash Flow' Continued from Page 1... Designed as part of a final budget package the administration drafted legislation that would defer the payment of the following revenues to cities and counties: 1) Seven Month deferral of Highway Users Tax Account (HUTA) Funds: These are revenues paid monthly to cities and counties from the per gallon motor vehicle fuel tax. The DOF proposal is to defer the payment of...
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