As most know, chances of losing state funding for the Williamson Act subventions for a second straight year was high. While the approach specified in SB 863 may not be perfect it will provide some counties with the incentive to stay in the program.
State Controller John Chiang announced today that he would not have to resort to issuing IOUs during the month of September.
Californians awoke this morning to a new legislative environment – one in which the Legislature is limited in its ability to act on new legislation to measures that are urgency matters, include a tax levy, call for an election, or override the Governor’s veto. The 2009-10 Legislature concluded its regular business at midnight and now is in Final Recess.
AB 155 was approved today by the Senate Local Government Committee on a 3-1 vote. The Committee focused its discussions on new amendments that provide an alternative to the CDIAC process. Unfortunately, the potential for significant delay still exists, placing local programs and services at risk.
Today, the Department of Finance, State Controller’s Office, and State Treasurer’s Office jointly determined the need to exercise the authority available to them under Government Code Section 16325.5(e) and move the 90-day deferral of social services payments to counties from October 2010 to September 2010. This means the payments will eventually be made in December [...]