This measure would recognize August 15, 2018, as India's Independence Day, and urge all Californians to join in celebrating India's independence.
This measure would designate August 16, 2018, as Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis and Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Awareness Day in California to enhance public awareness of comprehensive human immunodeficiency virus prevention strategies.
This measure would declare October 23 to 31, 2018, inclusive, as Red Ribbon Week, and would encourage all Californians to help build drug-free communities and to participate in drug prevention activities.
(1) Existing law sets forth the officers of a county and authorizes the board of supervisors of a county to consolidate, separate, and reconsolidate their duties, as specified. Existing law further authorizes the board to consolidate the offices of auditor, controller, treasurer, tax collector, and director of finance. This bill would prohibit the board of supervisors from consolidating an elective office with an appointed office pursuant to these provisions, or separating those offices once combined, except through a specified election process. (2) Existing law authorizes the board of supervisors of a county to establish the office of director of finance by submitting the question of whether the office should be established to the voters. Existing law additionally authorizes the board of supervisors, at that election, to submit to the voters the question of whether the office, if established, will be elective or appointed by the board of supervisors. This bill would require the question of whether the office, if established, will be elective or appointed by the board of supervisors to be submitted to the voters. The bill would additionally set forth the language required to appear on the ballot. (3) Existing law sets forth the qualifications for the office of county auditor, county treasurer, county tax collector, or county treasurer-tax collector. This bill would require any person appointed or elected to the combined office of auditor-controller-treasurer-tax collector-director of finance to meet those qualifications. (4) Existing law authorizes the board of supervisors of certain counties to consolidate the duties of the offices of auditor-controller and treasurer-tax collector into the elected office of auditor-controller-treasurer-tax collector. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to that provision. (5) Existing law authorizes the board of supervisors to, by adoption of a resolution passed by a unanimous vote of the board of supervisors at a regular meeting at which all members are present, create the office of controller which is held ex officio by the county auditor, as specified. Existing law provides that a resolution adopted pursuant to these provisions may be repealed by the board of supervisors at any time by a 35 vote. This bill would provide that if the office of auditor-controller is appointive, a resolution adopted pursuant to the above provisions may be repealed by the board of supervisors at any time by a 35 vote, and if the office of auditor-controller is elective, a resolution adopted pursuant to the above provisions may be repealed by the voters at any primary or general election.
The California Constitution requires that any change in state statute which results in a taxpayer paying a higher tax be imposed by an act passed by not less than 23 of the members of each house of the Legislature and defines "tax" for these purposes as any levy, charge, or exaction of any kind imposed by the State, except for specified charges. The California Constitution requires that the revenues from fees and taxes imposed by the state on motor vehicle fuels for use in motor vehicles upon public streets and highways and upon vehicles or their use or operation, over and above the costs of collection and any refunds authorized by law, be used for specified purposes. This measure would prohibit the Legislature from imposing, increasing, or extending any tax on the sale, storage, or consumption of motor vehicle gasoline or diesel fuel, or on the privilege of a resident of California to operate on the public highways a vehicle or trailer coach, unless that proposed tax is submitted to the electorate and approved by a majority vote. The measure would exempt from this requirement taxes on motor vehicle gasoline or diesel fuel, or on the privilege of operating a vehicle or trailer coach, at the rates that were in effect on January 1, 2017, but would require that any increase of those taxes after January 1, 2017, cease to be imposed unless the increase is approved by the electorate as required by the measure.
This measure would recognize the month of June 2018 as California's Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month and Thursday, June 21, 2018, as The Longest Day in California, and would urge all Californians to wear purple on this day to help spread global awareness of the Alzheimer's Association's vision of a world without Alzheimer's disease.
This bill would recognize the month of June 2018 as Portuguese National Heritage Month.
