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By: @Kyle Packham Last week, CSDA joined leaders from eight statewide special district associations in meeting with over 30 Congressional offices in Washington D.C. to support H.R. 2766 to define special districts in federal law for the first time, known as the Special District...
As previously announced by the National Special Districts Association (NSDA), the marquee legislation to define special districts in federal law has been introduced in the 119th Congress and CSDA is calling on all special districts and their partners to join the NSDA Coalition in support of H.R...
Your examples needed to promote historic legislation By: @Kyle Packham We hear it regularly, special districts and the communities they serve are left out of federal funding, overlooked, or mired in bureaucracy. The National Special Districts Association (NSDA) needs your examples of...
By: National Special Districts Association The National Special Districts Association (NSDA), of which CSDA is a founding member, seeks input from special districts regarding challenges in accessing federal funding. Responses preferred by March 25 to facilitate federal advocacy efforts...
By @Kyle Packham With NSDA's national leadership and coordination, CSDA strongly supports the reintroduction of federal special district definition legislation. While no public announcements have been made, Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) - and Representatives Pat Fallon ...
By @Kyle Packham It is hard to keep up since January 27, when the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued Memorandum M-25-13 , directing federal agencies to temporarily halt the distribution of financial assistance, including grants, loans, and congressionally directed...
Take Action Alert! By: @Marcus Detwiler Special districts and other local agencies are encouraged to convey support for Assembly Bill 259 (Rubio), CSDA’s sponsored bill on the Ralph M. Brown Act, by simply authorizing an automated form letter through CSDA’s Take Action...
By: @Marcus Detwiler Assembly Member Blanca Rubio (AD-48, Baldwin Park) has introduced Assembly Bill 259 , CSDA’s sponsored legislation on the Ralph M. Brown Act. As introduced, AB 259 would eliminate the sunset associated with Assembly Bill 2449 (Rubio, 2022) , thereby allowing for...
By: National Special Districts Coalition The 118th Congress drew to a close in the early morning hours of Saturday, December 21, as members of the House and Senate concluded their legislative business for the year. In the Senate, lawmakers failed to act on the Special District Grant...
By: @Marcus Detwiler Following the November 2024 General Election, local public agencies, including special districts, should take care to complete legally-required updates to their Registry of Public Agencies filing (also known as Form SF-405 ). Should an agency end up seating new board...