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Receive an update from staff on items discussed at the Board's Legislative Committee on August 3, 2020; Receive an update from the County's Federal Legislative Advocates on the status of legislation of interest to the County regarding the ongoing COVID-19 federal relief aid package negotiations; and Receive and update from the County's State Legislative Advocates on the status of legislation that is of interest to the County
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors receive an update from staff on items discussed at the Board's Legislative Committee on August 3, 2020; receive an update from the County's Federal Legislative Advocates on the status of legislation of interest to the County regarding the ongoing COVID-19 federal relief aid package negotiations, and receive and update from the County's State Legislative Advocates on the status of legislation that is of interest to the County.
SUMMARY:
Staff will provide an overview of items discussed at the Board's Legislative Committee on August 3, 2020. The County's Federal Legislative Advocates at Paragon Government Relations will give a verbal update on developments taking place in Washington DC and key legislation of interest to the County, including COVID-19 federal relief aid negotiations. The County's State 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. It is important to note that the August 3, 2020 Legislative Committee meeting took place in a virtual setting on the Microsoft Teams video platform.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The legislative program is designed to result in ad...
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