GFA Recent News

February 18, 2020

The California State Controller’s Office is seeking volunteers to serve on the Advisory Committee on County Accounting Procedures. The Controller’s office is looking to fill a vacancy with regard to the position of County Administrative Officer. 

The Committee is responsible for reviewing and approving county accounting and reporting procedures, which are then written in to regulation by the Controller.  The Committee meets in person or by teleconference one or two times annually. 

January 23, 2020

This week the Senate and Assembly Budget Committees held their first hearings to discuss the Governor’s proposed budget for 2020-21. These are just the first round of hearings. Between now and May, when the Governor will release a revised budget proposal, the Budget Committees will hold a number of oversight hearings on specific topics within the budget.

January 9, 2020

A bill that would have restricted, and in some cases outright prohibited, local government associations from performing many of the services provided on behalf of counties has been pulled from consideration. CSAC was planning to oppose the bill, AB 315 by Christina Garcia, in the Assembly Local Government Committee next week, but got news today that the bill is dead.

December 19, 2019

Counties have a new tool for measuring and examining their local economies. Late last week, the organization that calculates the GDP for the nation and the states, the Bureau of Economic Analysis, released its first ever official analysis of GDP for every county in the United States.

November 7, 2019

In an effort to increase communication between local decision-makers and CalPERS senior leadership, the state pension fund has announced the times and dates for several Employer Leadership Dialogues in small venues throughout next year.

Topics that officials could raise at the sessions include projected pension costs, post-retirement employment issues, paying down unfunded liabilities, and legislation related to pensions and health care.

October 24, 2019

The DataPile is a service provided to counties and the public at large that gives easy access to publicly available data about counties, and a recent update means that the new version now contains all the most up-to-date information available. Available on CSAC’s website, the DataPile consolidates current information about each county’s demographics, revenues and expenditures, caseloads, and much more.

October 3, 2019

Californians slightly favor a possible 2020 ballot measure that would tax commercial property at its fair market value, while allowing residential and small business property to retain its current Proposition 13 protections. The increased revenue from this split roll measure would go to primarily to schools, counties, cities, and special districts.

September 5, 2019

Wednesday, September 4, 2019, marked the first meeting of CSAC’s Homelessness Action Team.  The team serves as a working group to ensure a coordinated county voice on addressing homelessness and emphasizing the vital role that counties play in service delivery to those who are experiencing homelessness. Given the scope of homelessness in California, the team is comprised of Supervisors implementing solutions in urban, suburban, and rural communities throughout the state.

September 5, 2019

With the 2019 Legislative deadline quickly approaching, CSAC continues to engage with legislators and fellow advocates on a number of important measures. Two bills still pending, both of which CSAC has been actively lobbying, would revise components of county elections and redistricting.