CSAC’s 116th Annual Meeting is shaping up to be just what the Doctor ordered after a tumultuous and difficult summer. This year’s meeting will be held in Riverside County at the Riverside Convention Center, November 16 – 19, 2010.
The California Legislature returns from its summer recess tomorrow and California’s counties are preparing for an onslaught of activity. Technically, the Legislature is supposed to adjourn August 30. With no budget resolution in sight, and a number of bills still active, it will be a very busy month.
One part of CSAC’s mission is to provide our membership with as much information and knowledge as possible surrounding county government. While we have traditionally done so through our major meeting workshops, policy committee meetings and the New Supervisors Institute, CSAC launched a new endeavor just 16 months ago: The CSAC Institute for Excellence in [...]
More than 300 county officials gathered in Sacramento this week for the 2010 CSAC Legislative Conference. In light of the dire status of the state budget, the timing couldn’t have been better. Conference attendees listened to State Treasurer Bill Lockyer and State Senator Denise Ducheny provide candid insights on California’s fiscal challenges. They heard grim [...]
A pioneering and long time California County Administrator, George Gaekle passed away Monday at his home in Modesto. George was the first County Administrative Officer in Butte County, appointed by the Board of Supervisors in 1953 and serving to 1967. He was appointed Stanislaus CAO in 1968 serving until his retirement in 1979.