ON THE AGENDA Here are some of...

ON THE AGENDA

Here are some of the issues the council will consider tonight.

ALLOCATION OF FUNDS

The council will consider the allocation of the 2004-05 Citizen’s

Options for Public Safety/Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Fund.

The program was designed to provide state funds to local agencies for

front-line law enforcement needs.

Over the past seven fiscal years, the city has received about $1.6

million from the fund, enabling the Police Department to obtain

needed personnel, equipment and technology.

City officials are not sure how much they will get this year but

are anticipating $166,000, which is close to what the city received

last year. They are hoping to use the money for an extra police

sergeant position, workstations and K9 kennels.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Staff members recommend the allocation of funds suggested by Field

Operations Captain Jim Watson be used for the purposes he requested.

BALLOT INITIATIVE RESOLUTION

The council will consider a resolution supporting Proposition 1A,

the result of a bipartisan effort during the budget negotiations

among Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, local governments and other

entities that will be on the November ballot.

This proposition will restrict the state legislature’s ability to

arbitrarily take local government funding, including cities’ and

counties’ share of existing sales taxes, property taxes and

vehicle-license fee revenues.

There is a similar measure that the League of California Cities

and a coalition of local government officials got on the ballot

before Proposition 1A so they could have some leverage in the budget

discussions with Schwarzenegger. That measure, Proposition 65, would

also keep the state from raiding local governments’ funds to offset

the state budget deficit.

The league of cities believes Proposition 1A better protects local

government public safety, healthcare and other services as well as

prevents the state from taking local funds, so it is urging voters to

support this proposition and oppose Proposition 65.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Staff members recommend adopting the resolution.

-- Compiled by Deirdre Newman