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Cal Cities presenter tells Lincoln council initiative would void many post‑2022 local fees and threaten services
Summary
Charles Anderson of the League of California Cities told the Lincoln City Council the Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act of 2024 would void many taxes and fees adopted after Jan. 1, 2022, risk billions in local revenue and increase litigation; he described coalition opposition and a pending legal challenge to the initiative’s title and summary.
Charles Anderson, public affairs manager with the League of California Cities, warned the Lincoln City Council on May 8 that the Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act of 2024 would put many local revenues at risk and restrict local fee‑setting authority.
Anderson said the coalition backing the measure includes the California Business Roundtable, the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association and other industry groups, and he told council members the coalition has raised “just over $17,200,000” with most funding from real‑estate and property interests. “Contrary to what proponents say, the measure is not in the interest…
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