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WELCOME TO THE CITIES, COUNTIES and SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP

What's New

You Are Invited to
the Local Government Summit
on Governance and Fiscal Reform
July 17-18, Sacramento
sponsored by the
Cities Counties Schools Partnership
a collaboration of the League of California Cities, the California State Association of Counties and the California School Boards Association

Join with hundreds of city, county and school leaders to consider and help craft reforms that will restore a greater degree of local control over services, taxation and spending decisions and end the decades of the state’s failure to adopt balanced budgets and meet the pressing needs of our state.

	Hear from Experts
	Review Draft Local Government Principles of Reform
	Consider whether we need a Constitutional Convention to do the job
	Work with Peers to Create a Plan for Reform local governments need!

It’s Time to Restore Local Control!

Here are the details:

Who:	Elected and senior appointed city/county/officials and CSBA Delegate Assembly members
When:	Friday July 17, 2:00—5:00 pm followed by a reception, 5:30—6:30 pm Saturday July 18, 8:00 a.m.—3:00 pm
Where:	Hyatt Regency Sacramento, 1209 L Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
Cost:	$80 for elected and senior appointed city and county officials and CSBA Delegate Assembly members; $120 for all others

How to REGISTER:

Summit Reservation:

For City electeds and senior management
Go to www.cacities.org/events/ and register for the Local Government Summit

For County electeds and senior management
Go to www.csac.counties.org and click on "Attend Local Government Summit"

For CSBA Delegate Assembly members
Go to www.CSBA.org under events calendar July 17

Hotel Reservation. Contact the Hyatt Regency Directly and ask for the special Local Government Summit block, $99 for the night of July 17.
Cut-Off Date: July 7, 2009.

Summit Resources

Cutting Through the Red Tape

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	Download Zip

Budget Resources

	Basics City County Finance
	CA Foreward It's About Trust
	CA Constitution Revision Commission Executive Summary
	Exploring Reform in CA Governance and Finance
	Growth Within Bounds: Executive Summary
	About the California Constitutional Convention
	Special Taxes
	Summary of Reform Efforts

Other Links

	Budget and Fiscal Reform
	Repair California

CCS Partnership is a joint effort of the League of California Cities, the California State Association of Counties and the California School Boards Association. The Partnership promotes the development of public policies that build and preserve communities by encouraging local collaborative efforts among California's 478 cities, 58 counties and more than 1,000 school boards and districts the partners represent...

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Our work has three areas of focus:

	Educating local leaders in the art of collaboration through workshops and conference presentations.
	Identifying and promoting successful examples of cross jurisdictional collaboration through annual awards and case studies.
	Encouraging public policy that promotes appropriate and effective collaboration through Healthy Children – Healthy Communities Campaign and Conditions of Children Task Force.

Our 2007 projects address: transitioning foster youth and programs and policies to combat the childhood obesity epidemic.

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"We are California"
Summit materials: Powerpoint Presentations

"HEAL Cities Campaign"
CCS Partnership, the California Center for Public Health Advocacy (CCPHA), and the League of California Cities have launched the Healthy Eating Active Living Campaign for California Cities.

	Action Guides
	Childhood Obesity Prevention Guide (pdf \| zip)

	Transitioning Foster Youth Guide (pdf \| zip)

	Conditions of Children CA Foster Youth (pdf)
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	Workshops & Workbooks
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	Conference Presentations