Fwd: FACT Act
Please see below.
Calvin - Should we orchestrate getting our entire delegation to sign on? What
do you suggest?
Liz - Can you put email and attachment in Council's packs.
Teresa Pike Tomlinson
Mayor
Begin forwarded message:
From: "Thomas Q. Gehl"
Date: December 13, 2013 at 4:08:56 PM EST
To: "TTomlinson@columbusga.org"
Cc: "Marcia Rubensohn" ,"Michael McPherson "
, "Isaiah Hugley"
Subject: FACT Act
Dear Mayor Tomlinson:
I hope you?re well. As promised, I am following-up on our conversation about
the FACT Act. Attached is the draft of the Full Accountability in Collection
of Taxes (FACT) Act as put in bill form by the Office of Legislative Counsel.
As I mentioned early last week, a member of the Ways & Means Committee is the
lead sponsor ? Chairman Paul Battles (R ? Cartersville). We would really like
to have as many House members sign on to the bill and would appreciate you have
the time to help generate interest in co-sponsors from the Columbus
Delegation. We completely understand that this proposal will likely change
through the legislative process, and hopefully its initial momentum will lead
to a measure that can benefit local governments.
There aren?t many developments to report since our call, but here are a couple
of items of note:
? GMA?s tax lobbyist Michael McPherson met with Ways & Means Committee
Chairman Mickey Channell and his staff last week to brief him on the measure,
and the Chairman has an open mind about the bill at this point;
? I met with Speaker Ralston?s chief of staff and General Counsel to go
over the proposal this past Tuesday and they understand the concerns we are
trying to address with the FACT Act;
? The Department of Revenue staff met to begin to ascertain what
administrative costs, of any, may fall on the Department based on the different
components of the bill. We don?t have a timeline yet on when DOR will settle
on any cost estimates, but will follow-up with DOR staff; and
? We talked with Association County Commissioners Association staff
about the proposal (we shared the draft bill with them too) and plan to sit
down with them to hear any concerns or suggestions that they have to improve
upon the bill.
In addition, Chairman Battles has been talking with colleagues about the FACT
Act, but we have not heard any details from those conversations at this point.
Please let me, Michael McPherson or any other of GMA?s governmental relations
staff know if you have questions, suggestions or concerns. I?ll stay in
touch.
Thanks,
Tom
Thomas Gehl
Director, Governmental Relations
Office: 678-686-6247 ? Fax: 678-686-6347
www.gmanet.com
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