Last week, the Chair of the Assembly Rules Committee, Ken Cooley, introduced ACR 89, which declares the week of September 22, 2019, to September 28, 2019, to be “Special Districts Week.”
ACR 89 encourages all Californians to be involved in their communities and be civically engaged with their local government.
Should the resolution successfully pass both houses of the Legislature, then Special Districts week will coincide with CSDA's annual Conference , where our members will be celebrating the association's 50th anniversary!
This resolution highlights that:
- Special districts are local governmental entities created by a community’s residents, funded by those residents, and overseen by those residents to provide specialized services and infrastructure.
- Communities and regions throughout California receive essential services from special districts, including water, sanitation and water recycling, fire protection, electricity, parks and recreation, healthcare, open space, ports and harbors, flood protection, mosquito abatement, cemeteries, resource conservation, airports, transit, road maintenance, veterans’ facilities, and more.
- A series of sunshine laws ensure special districts remain transparent and accountable to the communities they serve.
- Local leaders formed the California Special Districts Association 50 years ago to provide districts with resources necessary to best serve their communities.
ACR 89 raises awareness and understanding about the special districts that provide millions of Californians with essential services and infrastructure. With a similar intent, CSDA is sponsoring a video contest for high school and college students at www.DistrictsMakeTheDifference.org. Students can submit a 60-90 second video online by September 30 to win a scholarship.
For more information about ACR 89, email CSDA Legislative Representative Anthony Tannehill at anthonyt@csda.net.
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