LITTLE HOOVER COMMISSION
    AGENDA
    Public Hearing on the Roadmap for Reform
    Thursday, March 25, 2004 at 9 a.m.
    State Capitol, Room 2040
    Sacramento

    Public Hearing: 9 a.m.

    9 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.               Panel –  Identifying differences among state and local governments
                                               and how they complicate structural reform.

      1. Chris McKenzie, Executive Director, League of California Cities
      2. Steven C. Szalay, Executive Director, California State Association of Counties
    9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.        Panel – Taking a regional approach to state and local revenue reform.
      1. Russell Hancock, President and Chief Executive Officer, Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network


    10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.     Presentation – The experience of other states in reforming the budget
                                               and the governance process as a path for California.

      1. Peter C. Hutchinson,  President, Public Strategies Group, Inc.


    11:15 a.m. - 12 p.m.          Panel – Challenges previous reform groups have faced in developing
                                               revenue reform.

      1. William J. Rosendahl, Chairman of the  California Commission on Tax Policy in the New Economy
      2. Michael Coleman, Principal, CaliforniaCityFinance.com and fiscal policy consultant to the League of California Cities


    Business Meeting Agenda

    (The Commission will consider agenda items I-VII at approximately noon.  The precise time will vary depending upon the testimony of witnesses and will be determined at the discretion of the chair.)
     
    1. Election of Officers
    2. Human Services Redesign Report
    3. Business Meeting Minutes from February 26, 2004
    4. Schedule/Project Selection
    5. Subcommittee Reports
    6. Implementation Activity
    7. Reports from Bureau of State Audits