HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 02072012 - SD.3RECOMMENDATION(S):
SUPPORT the Government Performance and Accountability Act: Making California Governments Accountable,
Transparent and Performance-Based, as recommended by Supervisors Mitchoff and Gioia.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No direct impact to the County from supporting the initiative. However, a successful initiative will shift decision
making back to local government by putting decisions about local programs and local revenues in the hands of local
leaders, and this will benefit the County.
BACKGROUND:
California government’s dysfunction is a cold, hard reality for the state’s local elected leaders. Because of the State’s
inability to create a workable
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY
ADMINISTRATOR
RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD
COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 02/07/2012 APPROVED AS
RECOMMENDED
OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
ABSENT:Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
Supervisor
Contact: Laura Case 925-521-7100
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors
on the date shown.
ATTESTED: February 7, 2012
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc:
SD. 3
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Supervisor Mitchoff and Supervisor Gioia
Date:February 7, 2012
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Making California Governments Accountable, Transparent and Performance-Based.
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
budget, California local governments have borne the brunt of billions in cuts over the last few years.
Redevelopment as we have known it is ending. Contra Costa County is struggling to keep deputy sheriffs on the
streets. Our schools are trying to educate the next generation of students with a budget that is $20 billion smaller
than it was a few years ago.
On January 17, 2012, our Board voted to support Governor Brown’s Temporary Tax to Fund Education and
Guarantee Local Safety Funding. The Government Performance and Accountability Act initiative does not
compete with Governor Brown’s initiative and actually complements the goals of keeping decision making and
funding local.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
There would be no record of the County's support for the ballot initiative.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not applicable.
CLERK'S ADDENDUM
Speakers: Kristin Connelly, California Forward Action Fund; David Bowlsy, Contra Costa Council.
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