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Approve the Solano County Proposed 2024 Legislative Meeting Calendar discussed at the March 4, 2024 Legislative Committee meeting
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors approve the Solano County Proposed 2024 Legislative Meeting Calendar discussed at the March 4, 2024 Legislative Committee meeting.
SUMMARY:
The Board's Legislative Committee met on March 4, 2024 and received a verbal update on the status of federal appropriations bills from the County's Federal Legislative Advocates at Paragon Government Relations who reported that 6 of the 12 appropriation bills had been introduced with the remaining 6 expected to be introduced on March 22, 2024. The County's State Legislative Advocate, Karen Lange of SYASL Partners, Inc., provided a verbal update on developments at the State Capitol, including the State Budget and the status of AB 1957 Wilson, Best Value legislation.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The legislative program is designed to result in additional funding and cost avoidance relative to Solano County. The cost of preparing this report and compiling the information is nominal and absorbed by the County Administrator's FY2023/24 Working Budget.
DISCUSSION:
The County's Legislative Committee Members, Supervisor Erin Hannigan and Supervisor Monica Brown, met on Monday, March 4, to discuss both Federal and State issues. Joe Krahn, Tom Joseph and Hasan Sarsour of Paragon Government Relations, the County's Washington D.C. based federal legislative advocacy team, and Karen Lange of SYASL Partners, Inc., the County's state legislative advocate, all participated in the meeting as well. Additionally, members of Solano County's delegation also had representation at the Legislative Committee meeting, including representatives from Assemblymember Lori Wilson's Office, Congressman Mike Thompson's Office an...
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