The legislative year is in full swing with members of the Legislature and the Governor already discussing important topics affecting special districts, including issues regarding property tax allocation, impact and connection fees, the Public Records Act, and many more. CSDA will soon be asking for your help through Calls to Action on the most important bills, so now is the time to make sure you are prepared.
Special districts have the authority to lobby the State Legislature, other agencies, and individual decision makers on legislation and other matters of interest to the district, and to share your position with legislators directly through letters of support or opposition. Throughout the year, CSDA will send out a Call to Action to all special districts regarding a specific bill or issue that significantly impacts the special district community. The Call to Action is a chance for your district to register its support or opposition to legislation that impacts your services.
To make sure your district is ready to respond to a Call to Action in the fast-moving legislative environment, make sure that your district has adopted a Legislative Advocacy Policy, governing the process your agency must go through to register your support or opposition to an issue of interest to your district.
If your district has not adopted a Legislative Advocacy Policy yet, visit the Take Action page for a FREE copy of CSDA’s Legislative Advocacy sample policy, which can be used by your district as a policy template.
The Legislative Advocacy sample policy is also one of the many resources included in the CSDA Sample Policy Handbook available through the CSDA bookstore.
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