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Date: 10 -11 -11 <br />i Coto <br />i ies <br />Item No.: 28a <br />dvocate f A <br />Sept. 30, 2011 <br />Issue #107 <br />IN THIS ISSUE: <br />Page 3: This Month in Western City Magazine: Online Now! <br />DGS Releases List of Companies Prohibited from Contracting with State and Local Governments <br />Elected Officials Leadership Academy to be Held Oct. 7 -9 in Oakland <br />CONGRESS URGED TO CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES, <br />RESTORATION OF NATION'S FORESTS <br />A group comprised of the Western Governors' Association, the Council of State Governments - <br />WEST, the Western Interstate Region of the National Association of Counties, and the Western <br />Municipal Association are calling on Congress to assist rural communities with high <br />unemployment due to reduced management activities on federal lands by reauthorizing the <br />Secure Rural Schools and Community Self- Determination Act (SRS). For more, see Page 2. <br />2012 ANNUAL CONFERENCE LOGO DESIGN CONTEST <br />Deadline Monday, Oct. 17 <br />The League of California Cities 2012 Annual Conference & Expo logo design competition is now <br />underway. Designs should reflect the 2012 conference theme of "Cities — Guiding Healthy <br />Government." For more, see Page 2. <br />ILG OFFERS A LOCAL OFFICIALS GUIDE TO PENSION TERMINOLOGY <br />The Institute for Local Government (ILG) has made available A Local Officials Guide to Pension <br />Terminology, a plain - language glossary to assist local officials as they engage in conversations <br />with their constituents, their bargaining representatives and each other about public pension <br />issues. City officials can download the guide free on ILG's website at www.ca- <br />ils.org /PensionGlossary <br />ILG welcomes your thoughts and suggestions on this resource. Please email them to JoAnne <br />Spears at ispeerspca- ilg.org or fax them to (916) 444 -7535. <br />28a -1 <br />