Report Prepared by: Mike Conway, Assistant to the City Manager
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SUBJECT: Letters of Opposition to Assembly Bill 1250, Counties and Cities: Contracts for Personal Services (Jones-Sawyer) and Trailer Bill to Proposition 64
REPORT IN BRIEF
Authorizes staff to send letters of opposition regarding Assembly Bill (AB) 1250, Counties and Cities: Contracts for Personal Services (Jones-Sawyer) eliminating contract services for cities and counties and trailer bill for Proposition 64.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion authorizing staff to send letters of opposition to AB 1250, Counties and Cities: Contracts for Personal Services (Jones-Sawyer), and Trailer Bill to Proposition 64.
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ALTERNATIVES
1. Approve, as recommended by staff; or,
2. Approve, subject to other than recommended by staff (identify specific findings and/or conditions amended to be addressed in the motion); or,
3. Deny; or,
4. Refer to staff for reconsideration of specific items (specific items to be addressed in the motion); or,
5. Continue to a future meeting (date and time to be specified in the motion).
AUTHORITY
Charter of the City of Merced, Section 200.
CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES
As provided for in the 2016-17 Adopted Budget
DISCUSSION
The City's concerns range from fundamental local control discretion to increased and unnecessary reporting requirements, along with the fiscal objections. Although Charter Cities are not currently affected by AB 1250, the bill was just amended to included Charter Counties so staff is concerned that Charter Cities will soon be included.
AB 1250 mandates a city conduct a full environmental impact analysis when contracting for the services. Further, the measure forces a city to conduct an annual audit of each contract and prohibits a city from renewing or granting a new contract before the report is released and considered by the council. The bill also would require a city to create a new, fully searchable database that must be posted on the ...
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