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Receive an update from County staff and the County's State Legislative Advocate on the status of legislation that is of interest to the County and items discussed at the Board's Legislative Committee on February 3, 2020
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors receive an update from County staff and the County's State Legislative Advocate on State and Federal legislation of interest to the County and items discussed at the Board's Legislative Committee on February 3, 2020.
SUMMARY:
Staff will provide an overview of items discussed at the Board's Legislative Committee on February 3, 2020. The County's Legislative Advocate, Karen Lange of SYASL Partners, 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 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 FY2019/20 administration budget.
DISCUSSION:
The County's Legislative Committee Chair, Supervisor Erin Hannigan met on February 3, 2020 to discuss both Federal and State issues. Supervisor John Vasquez was unable to attend the meeting. Joe Krahn, Hasan Sarsour, and Tom Joseph of Paragon Government Relations, the County's federal legislative advocacy team, and Karen Lange of SYASL Partners, Inc., the County's state legislative advocate, all participated in the meeting as well.
The County's February 3, 2020 Legislative Committee agenda packet can be accessed at the following link:
http://www.solanocounty.com/civicax/file...
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