California State Association of Counties
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The California State Association of Counties (CSAC) is a lobbying
, advocacy and service organization representing the state's 58 counties at the state and federal level. Areas of focus include the state budget, health-care reform, corrections reform, transportation funding, water and climate change.
CSAC is governed by a 62-member board of directors and 15-member executive committee, led by Paul McIntosh, executive director. McIntosh was, for five years, chief administrative officer in Butte County
. As of 2010, the organization has an annual operating budget of $8.7 million. Offices are a block from the state's capitol building in Sacramento
In 2009 during California's budget crisis, the organization pushed for additional funding for counties and helped draft a lawsuit opposing a proposed plan to divert about $4 billion in tax revenues to the state from local governments.
Lobbying
Lobbying is the act of attempting to influence decisions made by officials in the government, most often legislators or members of regulatory agencies. Lobbying is done by various people or groups, from private-sector individuals or corporations, fellow legislators or government officials, or...
, advocacy and service organization representing the state's 58 counties at the state and federal level. Areas of focus include the state budget, health-care reform, corrections reform, transportation funding, water and climate change.
CSAC is governed by a 62-member board of directors and 15-member executive committee, led by Paul McIntosh, executive director. McIntosh was, for five years, chief administrative officer in Butte County
Butte County, California
Butte County is a county located in the Central Valley of the US state of California, north of the state capital of Sacramento. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 220,000. The county seat is Oroville. Butte County is the "Land of Natural Wealth and Beauty."Butte County is watered by the...
. As of 2010, the organization has an annual operating budget of $8.7 million. Offices are a block from the state's capitol building in Sacramento
Sacramento, California
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
In 2009 during California's budget crisis, the organization pushed for additional funding for counties and helped draft a lawsuit opposing a proposed plan to divert about $4 billion in tax revenues to the state from local governments.
History
The organization's origins date back to informal meetings among county supervisors. The County Boards of Supervisors Association of California formed in 1895, five years after California's statehood, later becoming the County Supervisors Association of California and then, in 1991, the California State Association of Counties.Related organizations
The CSAC has founded or co-founded the following organizations:- The CSAC Finance Corporation provides municipal finance services to counties and private entities that serve county residents.
- The CSAC Institute for Excellence in County Government provides continuing education for county elected officials and senior staff; co-presents courses with the University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of Southern CaliforniaThe University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
, California State University, SacramentoCalifornia State University, SacramentoCalifornia State University, Sacramento, popularly known as Sacramento State, is a public university located in the city of Sacramento, California. It is part of the California State University system...
and the Institute for Local Government.
- The California Statewide Communities Development Authority, which provides bond negotiations and other services to counties and cities.