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36. allow a city official to submit a request for an attorney general letter ruling under the Public Information Act by email at no charge. 37. increase the maximum hiring age for firefighters in a civil service city from age 35 to 45, or to eliminate the maximum hiring age altogether. 38. make beneficial amendments to H.B. 2439 (2019), the building materials bill. 39. amend Sec. 52.095, Election Code, related to the requirement that cities are only able to assign a letter of the alphabet to the measure that corresponds to its order on the ballot. Oppose The Board opposes legislation that would: 1. negatively expand appraisal caps but take no position on legislation that would authorize a council -option reduction in the current ten -percent cap on annual appraisal growth. 2. impose new property tax or sales tax exemptions that substantially erode the tax base. 3. limit or eliminate the current flexibility of the Major Events Reimbursement Program as a tool for cities to attract or host major events and conventions. 4. limit the type of incentives available to the city or that would limit any use of incentives by a city. 5. further erode local control as it pertains to retirement issues. 6. substantively change or expand the scope of the current disease presumption law, unless doing so is supported by reputable, independent scientific research. 7. require candidates for city office to declare party affiliation in order to run for office. 8. eliminate any of the current uniform election dates. 9. impose additional state fees or costs on municipal court convictions or require municipal courts to collect fine revenue for the state. 10. restrict city authority to draft ballot propositions in such a way that reflects the full fiscal impact of the proposition. 11. require preclearance of city ballot propositions by a state agency. 12. erode city solid waste franchise fee authority.