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STAFF REPORT
CITY COUNCIL
CITY CLERK
File # 140-30
December 20, 2011
Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
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Joni Pattillo, City Manager ° ~'
SUBJECT: Appointment of Delegate to Attend the National League of Cities Congressional
City Conference and Designation of Voting Delegate for the 2012 National
League of Cities Annual Conference
Prepared by Caroline P. Soto, City Clerk
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City Council will consider appointing one of its members as a delegate, and one as an
alternate, to attend the National League of Cities (NLC) Congressional City Conference in
March 2012, and appointing a voting delegate, and an alternate, to attend and vote, on the
City's behalf, at the NLC Annual Conference in November of 2012.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Sufficient funds have been allocated for attendance at the March 2012 conference. Funds for
the November 2012 conference would need to be included in the proposed FY 2012-13 budget.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council review and discuss appointing one of its members as a
delegate, and one as an alternate, to attend the National League of Cities (NLC) Congressional
City Conference in March 2012, and appoint a voting delegate, and an alternate, to attend and
vote on the City's behalf at the NLC Annual Conference in November of 2012.
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Submitted By
City Clerk
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Reviewed By
Assistant City Manager
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DESCRIPTION:
The NLC is an organization through which city officials work together on a national level to
further their common interests and the interests of their citizens. The NLC Congressional City
Conference, to be held in Washington, D.C, from March 10-14, 2012, provides local elected
officials and municipal staff a myriad of opportunities to learn about federal issues important to
America's cities and towns, to lobby Congress on those priorities, and to be part of a clear and
unified voice. The program includes general sessions featuring national leaders, members of the
Administration and Congress, workshops and pre-conference leadership seminars.
The NLC Annual Conference is scheduled to be held November 27 -December 1, 2012, in
Boston, Massachusetts. During this conference, the annual business meeting is held, at which
each member city is afforded the opportunity to shape the NLC's federal advocacy agenda for
the upcoming year by casting a vote on preferred policy recommendations. In order for the City
of Dublin to participate in this meeting, the City Council will need to appoint a voting delegate,
and an alternate, to attend and vote on the City's behalf at the conference.
Once City Councilmembers have been appointed to attend one or both of the conferences,
notification of voting delegate and alternate will be forwarded to the NLC. Last year, the City
Council appointed Cm. Swalwell as its delegate to attend the National League of Cities (NLC)
Congressional City Conference in March 2011, and appointed Cm. Biddle as the voting
delegate, and Vm. Hart as the alternate, to attend and vote on the City's behalf at the NLC
Annual Conference in November of 2011.
NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH:
Noticing not required.
ATTACHMENTS: None.
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