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 Graham Knaus, Chief Executive Officer.[3] Knaus previously served as the Assistant Director of Health and Human Services for Placer County. 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.[4]
In 2009 during California's budget crisis, the organization pushed for additional funding for counties[5] and helped draft a lawsuit opposing a proposed plan to divert about $4 billion in tax revenues to the state from local governments.[6]
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- ^ "Graham Knaus". California State Association of Counties. May 26, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
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CSAC historywas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Counties Shoulder $4.3 billion in Cuts, IOUs $776 million in IOUs Coming in July Alone" (PDF). CSAC press release. July 1, 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 1, 2010. Retrieved January 8, 2010.
- ^ Coté, John (July 22, 2009). "Cities, counties ready to fight state over cuts". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved January 8, 2010.