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.[1][2]
CSAC is governed by a 62-member board of directors and 15-member executive committee, led by Matt Cate, executive director.[2] Mr. Cate previously served as the Secretary of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). As of 2010, the organization has an annual operating budget of $8.7 million. The organization's offices are a block from the state's capitol building in Sacramento[3]
In 2009 during California's budget crisis, the organization pushed for additional funding for counties[4] and helped draft a lawsuit opposing a proposed plan to divert about $4 billion in tax revenues to the state from local governments.[5]
CSAC history
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