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"People Serving <br />People" <br /> <br />CITY OF RIVERSIDE <br /> <br />December 27, 2002 <br /> <br />Riverside <br /> <br />Ali-America C~ <br /> <br /> 1998 <br /> <br />Jeff Sly, Enforcement Counsel <br />FAIR POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION <br />428 J Street, Suite 450 <br />Sacramento, CA 95814 <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Sly: <br /> <br />Thank you for the presentation at the League of California Cities New & Election <br />Law Seminar in Monterey. The annual updates from the FPPC are extremely <br />valuable and much appreciated! <br /> <br />I join my colleagues in expressing opposition to the proposal for guidelines or <br />legislation that would establish additional requirements and penalties for local <br />filing officers. In this era of unfunded State-mandates and in light of the current <br />State budget crisis, it is inappropriate to transfer to local officials duties without <br />funding that are the obligation of the State, then follow with imposition of <br />penalties for noncompliance. Transfer of any workload would place a hardship on <br />small cities where the City Clerk's; Office may be only one person. <br /> <br />Local and State governments must work together to serve the public interest. <br />Enforcement and imposition of fines draws precious tax dollars from true service <br />due to our constituents. FPPC 'filing regulations are complex for the filers and <br />City Clerks alike. City Clerks statewide unanimously support well-written <br />guidelines and would welcome an update to the 1991 Handbook which <br />references forms that no longer exist. <br /> <br />Please seek other alternatives and abandon any proposal to ease the FPPC's <br />burden in these tough economic times by simply shifting your workload <br />accompanied by penalties for noncompliance to the local level. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />COLLE~JNICOL, MMC <br />City Clerk <br /> <br />OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK <br />3900 MAIN STREET · RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA 92522 · (909) 826-5557 <br />www.riverside-ca,org <br /> <br /> <br />