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Home My WebLink About2007/10/16 Item 9 To strengtJ1en and promote cities as centBls ofopportunfty, leadership, and governance. ~~~ National League of Cities 1301 Pennsylvania Ave., NW. Washington, DC 20004-1753 202-626-3000 Fax: 202-626-3043 \WJW.nlc.org 2007 Officers President Bart Peterson Mayor Indianapolis, Indiana First Vice President Cynthia McCollum CouncilMBmber Madison,Alabama Second Vice President KatI1leenNovak Mayor Northglenn,Colorado Immediate Past President James C. Hunt Councilmember Clart<:sburg,WestVirginia txecutiveOirector DonaldJ.8oM ReqcledPapl!r RECEIVED September 28, 2007 '07 OCT -9 P.8 :31 MEMORANDUM cln OF CHU,LA ~1S,)[. CITY CLERK S Crr;",. TO: Direct Member Cities FROM: Donald 1. Borut, Executive Director SUBJECT: Congress of Cities Voting Delegates The National League of Cities Annual Business Meeting will be held on Saturday, November 17, 2007, at the conclusion of the Congress of Cities and Exposition in New Orleans. As a direct member city, your city is entitled to vote at this meeting, Based on population, each member city casts between one and twenty votes. The number of votes for each population range can be found on the table on the reverse of this memorandum. To be eligible to cast a city's vote, a voting delegate and alternate must be officially designated by the city using the enclosed credentials form. This form will be forwarded to NLC' s Credentials Committee. NLC bylaws expressly prohibit voting by proxy. City elected officials should be made aware of this request so that decisions can be made as to who will be the voting delegate and alternate(s). At the Congress of Cities, the voting delegate must pick up the city's voting card at the credentials booth before the Annual Business Meeting and must be present at the Annual Business Meeting to cast the city's vote. Alternates should also visit the credentials booth before the meeting to pick up their stickers which identify them as alternate voting delegates. The credentials booth will be open throughout the Congress of Cities. Please return the completed form to NLC by fax at 202-626-3043 on or before October 31, 2007, and keep the original for your own files. If you have any questions or concerns, contact Ken Rosenfeld, NLC policy manager, at rosenfeld@nlc.org or 202-626-3027. Thank you. 1A I -I , Past Presidents: ChmmC8 E. AnthollY; Mayor, SlllJth Bav, Florida. John DeStefano, Jr_ Mayor, New Haven. ConnectiM . Brien J. O'Neill, Councilman. Philadelphia, Pennsvlvania .Direr:lDrs; II. Mir:heel Amyx. Executive Diractcr, Virginia Municipal Laagull. Suan Burgess, MBVll_r Pm Tam. Charlotte. North Carolina. Thom,as Carlaoll, Mayor. Springffeld Missouri. Susan Cava, Executive Dil'llClcr. Ohio Municipal Leagua. D&bom Denard Dalgudo, CounCliwoman, Hattiesburg, MissiSSIppI. JOlIaph Doneldstln, Ma\'llr, Flagstaff, Anlona. PlIt EItIUlld, Gaur!::!! MemtJer, Nnvabl. Calilcrma. Tld Ellis, Mayor, Bluffton.lndiana . Maida Ellie, Gauncil Member. Ceder Hill. Tellas . Margem Finlay, Counciimamber, Duarta, California. line Rowers. Coum::ilmamber, St flatersburg, Florida. JQhn Fnlnklin, Co~ilmember. Ch~o~~. Tannsssee. Gary Gl'Ilham, Mayor, D'Fallon. IllinoIs. Donald A. Groesset', Mayor. RaistOtl. NebrasKa. Jeanne Harris. CouncilmemtJer, VancoUl/lll', WasI1ll\qtoo. Daun S. Hater, COUflCII Memller. Nmfolk. Vlrgll\~ . China Hughes, Counciimal1-At4.arga. GaIy, Indiana. Steven Jaffrey. E:<ecutiw Director. Vermont league,of Cities and TOWlIS. Micheel E. Johnsen, Cooneil Me':lber. PhoeniX, Arizona ~ Mlrtin Jones, Coun':ll Mamber. Ganyers. Georgia. Jlnnifer L Kim, Council Member. Austin. Texas. Daisy W. Lynum, CommiSSioner, Orlando. Florida. Mlrgeret Mlhery, ElllCullve Director. Tenneuell Munll;lpallaagull. C'fllthla Mangini, Councilman-AT-large, 81tieki. Connectic\llo Marcia Mercoux, COUflCilmembar, Rochester. Minnesota. Henry Mef]'lffll, Jr., Councilman, GaitllelSoorg, Maryiand. Toat Ed McHugll. E:<ec\lliva DirllCltlf, Louisiana Municipal A$SIlciation . Darryl MII$lI, Mayor, Cl99dmoor, North Carolina. JamllS Perkins, Jr.. Mayor, Salma, Alabama. Daniel Pocek, M~or. B~ord. Ohio. !liCltlrd RedoJiff9, Coun~ilman. Grellnacres, Rurida. Lyno Rell, Executiva Director. LllSllua of NlIlIfaska MunlCipaiilles. Julie Aberg lIobiaon, CounCil Mamber-At-large, Gary, North Garolma. Sbltlay Sclllt. CounCil Member, TucSlln, Arrztma . AltIle Sinchdr. Councii Member, Cuiumbia, South Carolina. Welter Skowron, Council Membllr, Laveland. Colorado. Connie SpryJlczynsrvk. Elecutive OirecW. North Dakota League of Cities. Kin Srrobeck,. Executive Directtlr, Leagua of Arirorlil Cities and Towns. Lynalt Whalen, Council Woman. Casper. Wyoming. Dennis line. Councilman, Los Angeles. Calilcrma NA llONAl lEAGUE OF CITIES 2007 CONGRESS OF CITIES NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA Number of Votes - Annual Business Meeting Direct Member Cities Article IV, Section 2 of the National League of Cities bylaws specifies the number of votes that each NLC direct member city is entitled to cast at the Annual Business Meeting at the Congress of Cities. Member cities are required by the bylaws to cast unanimous votes. CITY POPULATION (per 2000 Census) NUMBER OF VOTES Under 50,000 1 vote 50,000 - 99,999 2 votes 100,000 - 199,999 4 votes 200,000 - 299,999 6 votes 300,000 - 399,999 8 votes 400,000 - 499,999 10 votes 500,000 - 599,999 12 votes 600,000 - 699,999 14 votes 700,000 - 799,999 16 votes 800,000 - 899,999 18 votes 900,000 and above 20 votes q .", r7 r--~ , :!S1i , o~(.) I E:;;j-' I ocz }",.- 0 -,,- iij' -.,,, ~ =arQ) U I u.!!x >~ I Ca.,:! ~ - -'(/) .e , '" ..! z '" V'J O!!! 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II ,-, C.-I ~ ""'....., f I- I '-"" ~(~ ~ ~-- _-<i: Mayor and City Council City Of Chula Vista 276 Fourth Avenue Chula Vista, Ca 91910 619.691.5044 - 619.476.5379 Fax OCT 0 9 200~~ ellY OF CHULA VISfA MEMO October 8, 2007 RE: Lorraine Bennett, Deputy City Clerk Jennifer Quijano, Constituent Services Manag~ Aging Commission and Child Care Commission TO: FROM: Mayor Cox would like to recommend Neil S, Wright for appointment to the Aging Commission. Neil will replace Mary Jo Buettner. Mayor Cox would also like to recommend Krisopher Austin for appointment to the Child Care Commission, Krisopher will replace Jerome Sandoval. Please place Mr. Wright and Mr. Austin on the October 16, 2007 Council agenda for ratification and schedule the oath of office for the October 23, 2007 Council agenda, Thank you. cc: Mayor Cox 1C)~i- 07 ~1fiiJ. /11,. ,lJv.h" ,de V'C- ad c. (I, ..d/c/c ~. /16'/ c;u;-re, jf(1:r [0 - \v -o7[J~~ 0;2 ; '-!;~-} ," i ~\I? ~ -- ------ - Mayor and City Council City Of Chula Visla 276 Fourth Avenue Chula Visla, Ca 91910 619.691.5044 - 619.476.5379 Fax OCT 0 9 200~rJ\ enY OF CHUlA VISTA MEMO October 8, 2007 FROM: Lorraine Bennett, Deputy City Clerk Jennifer Quijano, Constituent Services Manag~ Aging Commission and Child Care Commission TO: RE: Mayor Cox would like to recommend Neil S. Wright for appointment to the Aging Commission. Neil will replace Mary Jo Buettner. Mayor Cox would also like to recommend Krisopher Austin for appointment to the Child Care Commission. Krisopher will replace Jerome Sandoval. Please place Mr. Wright and Mr. Austin on the October 16, 2007 Council agenda for ratification and schedule the oath of office for the October 23, 2007 Council agenda. Thank you. cc: Mayor Cox ICY'1~ 07 /71-. ?On;;hf f ~ 4",~ -'$""e;ve oP7 ad '. .dt :..r . /76'1 curre.n~y i (J - \ (J -0 7fJ~~ 10-/