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The Revenue and Taxation Policy Committee reviews issues related to finance administration, taxation reform, revenue needs, and revenue sources at the federal, state, and local levels.

 

Policy Committee

Committee Leadership

2024 Chair - Kuldip Thusu, Council Member, Dinuba
2024 Vice Chair - Kevin Bash, Mayor Pro Tem, Norco

Committee Members
The committee's membership is comprised of representatives from each of the Cal Cities professional departments, regional divisions, and caucuses, and appointments by the Cal Cities president.

2024 Policy Committee membership roster.

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Meeting Agendas and Highlights

The Revenue and Taxation Policy Committee will meet in 2024 on the following dates and times:

  • Thursday, March 21, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
    Marriot Burbank Airport Hotel
     Agenda
  • Thursday, June 20, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
    Virtual
    2023 Meetings

    Agenda

    Highlights


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    Essential Hour: Your First Public Records Request Response

    This event occurred on August 13, 2021. See below for instructions on how to purchase a recording of the event.

    Presented by Cal Cities’ City Attorneys Department Attorney Development and Succession and CPRA Committees

    Are you new to municipal law? Did you recently transfer into an advisory position?  Have you not yet responded to a Public Records Act request, or feel that you have not yet mastered the art of preparing a response?

    If any of the above describes you or someone you supervise, this Essential Hour presentation is designed for you!  Join us for a presentation during which we will discuss Public Records Act basics, offer tips and suggestions, and provide takeaways. Essential Hour is a joint effort of the Public Records Act Committee and the Attorney Development and Succession Committee (Substantive Law Subcommittee) of the City Attorneys Department.

    The League of California Cities is a State Bar of California minimum continuing legal education (MCLE) approved provider. Cal Cities certified that this webinar meets the standards for participatory MCLE credit for registered attendees in the amount of 1 hour. Please note that participatory MCLE credit is only available to those who are registered to participate in the “live” webinar and Cal Cities is unable to provide credit to those who choose to view the webinar recording. 

    Presenters:

    Gilroy Assistant City Attorney Jolie Houston
    City Attorneys Department California Public Records Act Committee Chair Berliner Cohen
    City Attorneys Department California Public Records Act Committee Morgan Hill City Attorney Don Larkin

    If you wish to view the recorded event, please contact Megan Dunn. Cal Cities members will be charged $25 to view the recording. Non-member cities and all others will be charged $150.

    For questions, please contact Megan Dunn.





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