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Receive an update from staff and the County's State Legislative Advocate on the status of legislation that is of interest to the County; and Consider supporting the American Heart Association's Hypertension State Budget Proposal and taking positions on SB 969, and AB 2441 which were reviewed by the County's Legislative Committee on March 19, 2018
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors Receive an update from staff and the County's State Legislative Advocate on State and Federal legislation of interest to the County and consider taking positions on bills included within this agenda item which were reviewed by the County's Legislative Committee on March 19, 2018.
SUMMARY:
Staff will provide an overview of legislation considered by the Board's Legislative Committee on March 19, 2018. The County's Legislative Advocate, Karen Lange of Shaw/Yoder/Antwih, Inc., will provide a verbal update on developments at the Capitol and key legislation of interest to the County. The informational items before the Board were reviewed by the County's Legislative Committee on March 19, 2018 and are discussed individually in the discussion section below.
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 a General Fund cost covered in the County Administrator's administration budget.
DISCUSSION:
The County's Legislative Committee Members, Supervisor Erin Hannigan (Chair) and Supervisor John Vasquez met on March 19, 2018 to discuss both Federal and State issues. Joe Krahn and Hasan Sarsour of Paragon Government Relations, the County Federal advocacy team and Karen Lange of Shaw/Yoder/Antwih Inc., the County's State legislative advocate participated in the meeting as...
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