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Falk, Steven
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Subject:
[City_managers] Local Government Summit Announcement
Attachments: League
Invitation June 1 (Final).pdf; ATT13760650.txt
TO:
California City Officials
FROM:
Chris McKenzie, Executive Director
SUBJECT:
Invitation tO Local Government Summit on Governance and Fiscal Reform, July 17-18
I am pleased to send you the following invitation to attend and participate in a historic summit meeting
of city, county and school officials July 17-18 in Sacramento to discuss and debate the emerging
proposals to reform our state governance and fiscal systems. Please share it with all mayors, council
members, city managers and other senior officials in city government.
This meeting is co-sponsored by the League through the City County School (CCS) Partnership, and it
will give you a great opportunity to help influence the future direction of our state. Originally proposed
by the League board of directors, it will provide an opportunity for local government leaders to provide
leadership on these critically important issues at this time of great uncertainty in our state.
We urge you to take this invitation to your city council and to have a public discussion about the
importance of reforming our system of governing and financing our state government. A growing
number of thought leaders, including the co-chairs of the reform group California Forward, believe that
the key to improving the governance of California lies in enhancing the capacity of local governments to
solve community problems instead of constantly looking to state government to do everything. See
"Key
to Reforming State Government is to Think Locally"
19/stQL189O535htm1.
In fact, this is the presumption on which the Summit is being organized.
Please select one or more representatives to attend the Summit. We urge you to announce their selection
and to let the news media know of the choices. In the next few weeks we will be sending out more
information prior to the Summit. I can assure you it will be an event that will be extremely worthwhile
and could even help make California more governable in the future.
Thanks. Please let me know if you have any questions.
You
Are
Invited to the
Local Government Summit on Governance and Fiscal
6/2/2009
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Reform
July
17-18,
Sacramento
sponsored by the
Cities Counties Schools Partnership
A collaboration of the League of California Cities,
the California State Association of Counties and the California School Boards Association
Join with hundreds of city, county and school leaders to consider and help craft reforms that
will restore a greater degree of local control over services, taxation and spending decisions and
end the decades of the state's failure to adopt balanced budgets and meet the pressing needs of
our state.
V Hear from Experts
'7
Review Draft Local Government Principles of Reform
V
Consider Whether We Need a Constitutional Convention to Do the job
'7
Work with Peers to Create a Plan for Reform Local Governments Need!
It's Time to Restore Local Control!
Additional Details
Who:
Elected and senior appointed city/county officials and school board members
When:
Friday, July 17:
1 - 2 p.m. - Registration
2
- 4:30 p.m. - Program
5
- 6:30 p.m. - Reception then dinner on your own
Saturday, July 18:
8 am - 3 p.m. - Program, including breakfast/lunch
Where:
Hyatt Regency, Hyatt Regency Sacramento, 1209 L Street, Sacramento
Cost:
$80 for elected and senior appointed city and county officials and school board members;
$120 for all others
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How City Officials and Others
Can REGISTER:
•
S
mtFgitatkn: online at wwwctsynt
•
Hotel
Reservatjoi.; Contact the Hyatt Regency directly at (800) 233-1234 and ask for the special
Local Government Summit room block, $124 plus taxes for the night of Friday, July 17
a
Cut-Off D ate for Hotel Rooms:
July 7, 2009
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County officials should register through CSAC and school board members through CSBA.
6/2/2009
