Note: The Jan. 13 State Worker column in The Sacramento Bee has noted our call to impeachment.

At its quarterly meeting Jan. 11, the ACSS board of directors voted unanimously to call for the impeachment of Gov. Schwarzenegger. “His inability to pass a budget is placing California in financial jeopardy, and his order to cut state workers’ pay by 10 percent, to place the burden of balancing the budget on our backs, is an act of malfeasance,” said President Olin King. Read the press release ACSS sent here.

Only the Legislature can impeach the governor. ACSS urges you to contact your legislators, by mail, email or telephone, to demand they begin impeachment proceedings. You can use our Legislative Action Center to write an email that will automatically be sent to your representatives. You’ll find a letter already written (which you can edit or overwrite).

You do not have to be a member or even a state worker to use this action center, nor do you have to sign in. Invite your coworkers and friends to contact their legislators as well.

There is one downside to the falling gas prices: The mileage reimbursement rate will fall, too.

The IRS has issued its new rates for 2009: 55 cents for each mile driven for business. The rate had been raised at mid-year to 58.5 cents to account for the higher gas prices. ACSS will reimburse approved mileage at the IRS rate.