Title
Adoption of 2015 State and Federal Legislative Platforms
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors provide input and direction to staff as desired regarding the proposed State and federal legislative platforms for 2015; provide input and direction to staff as desired on federal policy issues to receive priority federal advocacy services; provide input and direction to staff as desired on state issues to receive priority state advocacy services; provide direction to staff on the continuation of incorporating other local governmental agencies' platforms into the County's legislative platform in future years; adopt the proposed State and federal legislative platforms, incorporating any changes desired by the Board, as the final platforms for 2015; direct the County Administrative Officer to submit the final version of the State legislative platform to Governor Jerry Brown, Assembly Member Jim Wood, State Senator Mike McGuire, California State Association of Counties, Rural County Representatives of California and Peterson Consulting; direct the County Administrative Officer to submit the final version of the federal legislative platform to U.S. Representative Jared Huffman, U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer, National Association of Counties and Waterman & Associates; and authorize and direct the County Administrative Officer to submit letters to State and federal representatives, as needed to support the County's legislative platform during 2015.