California Assembly Bill AB1087 Latest Draft

 BILL NUMBER: AB 1087AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN SENATE JUNE 16, 2011 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MAY 11, 2011 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 25, 2011 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 4, 2011 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Brownley FEBRUARY 18, 2011 An act to add Section 51351 to the Government Code, relating to local government. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1087, as amended, Brownley. Cities and counties: public safety services: contracts. Existing law requires a county that provides services through its appropriate departments, boards, commissions, officers, or employees to any city pursuant to a contract or law, to charge the city all those costs that are incurred in providing those services. This bill would, commencing January 1, 2012, provide that, unless otherwise stipulated in the contract, if a city that contracts with a county for public safety services through the county notifies the county of its intent to terminate the contract, then the county is authorized to require the city to provide a comprehensive fiscal analysis relating to the ability of the city to provide public safety services, as specified.  This bill would also express a legislative finding and declarations that its provisions shall apply to all cities, including charter cities.  Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  yes   no  . State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 51351 is added to the Government Code, to read: 51351. (a) Unless otherwise stipulated in the contract, if a city that contracts with a county to receive public safety services through the county notifies the county of its intent to terminate the contract, then the county may require the city to provide a comprehensive fiscal analysis relating to the ability of that city to provide public safety services to its residents. This fiscal analysis shall be conducted by a mutually agreed upon independent auditing firm  ,   or  the county auditor controller,  or the State Controller  and shall include the following: (1) The projected costs to the city for providing public safety services and facilities during the 10 fiscal years following the creation of the public safety services agency. This analysis shall include, but shall not be limited to, a comparison of costs based on other independent public safety services agency costs in cities with comparable size, crime rates, minimum staffing, and other factors. (2) The revenue of the city during the prior 10 years and the projected revenue of the city over the next 10 years. (3) The effects of the costs and revenues on the city and its ability to fully fund the public safety services agency. (4) Any other information and analysis necessary to determine the fiscal ability of the city to fund a public safety services agency. (b) Unless otherwise stipulated in the contract, costs of the fiscal analysis will be paid by the  party   county  requesting the analysis. (c) This section shall apply to contracts entered into  or renewed  on and after January 1, 2012.  SEC. 2.   The Legislature finds and declares that to protect the public safety of the residents of this state, determining a city's fiscal ability to provide public safety services after it terminates a public safety services contract with a county is an issue of statewide concern and not a municipal affair, as that term is used in Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution. Therefore, this act shall apply to all cities, including charter cities.