East Bay Mayors, Council
Members & City Management:
One of the League’s primary
advocacy efforts during COVID-19 is ensuring that property taxes continue to be
collected. A blanket statewide exemption from property tax collection
would have serious fiscal impacts on cities. We are pleased to share that
this evening, CSAC and the California Association of County Treasurers and Tax
Collectors announced a commitment that counties will use their
existing authority to cancel penalties or other charges for property owners that
are unable to pay their property taxes due to COVID-19 impacts on a case-by-case
basis, and property owners that can afford to pay these taxes should
continue to pay on time. The Governor praised this commitment in a statement. This should mean that the Governor will
not take executive action to delay property tax collections statewide.
The Governor also announced a
new executive order to provide expanded access to child
care for essential workers during COVID-19 response.
Also announced today during the Governor’s press conference is a
new website for
individuals or companies to donate, sell or offer resources to provide the
State for COVID-19 response.
Attached are notes from the
press conference and CalOES daily briefing.
Tomorrow (April 5) Events and
Webinars
· (Anticipated)
12:00pm: Governor Newsom press conference (streamed at the @CAgovernor Twitter page)
Upcoming Events and Webinars
· April
7, 11:00am to 11:30am: (League of California Cities) Stopping Loitering in City Parks
· April
7, 2pm to 3pm: (Institute for Local Government) Staying Connected: Tips and Tactics for Effective External
Communication Despite Social Distance
· April
8, 10:00am to 11:30am: (CalPERS) Webinar on CalPERS fund update. (City managers, fiscal
directors, and HR/administration managers encouraged to participate) Registration
now available.
· April
9, 1pm to 2:30pm: (California Transportation Commission) Local Streets and Roads Funding Program Eligibility Schedule
Revisions Workshop
Governor and Administration
Updates
· Governor Newsom Signs Executive Order to Provide Expanded
Access to Child Care for Essential Workers During COVID-19 Response
Will facilitate child care for children of essential
critical infrastructure workers by allowing the California Department of
Education and California Department of Social Services the flexibility to waive
certain programmatic and administrative requirements in response to the
COVID-19 pandemic.
· Daily
COVID-19 Facts from Department of Public Health
Federal
Updates
· National
League of Cities Update
None.
Key Resource Websites
· League of
California Cities COVID-19 Information
· State of California COVID-19
Information
· Department of Public Health Dashboard
· One-Stop Website for
Donations & Sales
· Federal COVID-19
Information
· National
League of Cities COVID-19 Resources Including Stimulus Legislation
· Volunteer Opportunities (California Volunteers)
· Neighbor-to-Neighbor campaign
(California Volunteers)
· Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers Guidance
Sam Caygill
Regional Public Affairs Manager
| East Bay Division
League of California Cities
p. 916-402-7258 | e. scaygill@cacities.org