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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 and Congressman John Garamendi’s Office.
The County’s March 4, 2024 Legislative Committee agenda packet can be accessed at the following link: <https://www.solanocounty.com/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?BlobID=42540>
The meeting agenda included the following action item, which is discussed below, including:
Solano County 2024 Legislative Committee Meeting Calendar
The Solano County 2024 Legislative Committee Meeting Calendar (Calendar) combines the milestones dates of both the California State Assembly and Senate calendars into a single working calendar. The Calendar is used by the Solano County Legislative Committee to determine when to meet and make presentations to the Board of Supervisors regarding legislation of interest to the County. The Calendar also includes annual legislative conference dates (NACo and CSAC), the development of the calendar year 2025 federal and state legislative platforms and Solano County holidays and State of California recognized holidays. The Calendar is ATTACHMENT A.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
Staff consulted with Solano County Department Heads, Paragon Government Relations and SYASL Partners, Inc. to compile this legislative report.