CITY OF MENIFEE
SUBJECT: League of California Cities Annual Conference, General Assembly Voting Delegate Appointment
MEETING DATE: September 18, 2024
TO: Mayor and City Council
PREPARED BY: Edna Aguilar, Management Analyst
REVIEWED BY: Stephanie Roseen, Acting City Clerk
APPROVED BY: Armando G. Villa, City Manager
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
1. Appoint a Councilmember as a voting delegate at the League of California Cities Annual Conference, General Assembly scheduled for October 16-18, 2024, in Long Beach, California; and
2. Discuss the proposed resolution and determine the City’s position for the designated voting delegate to accurately represent the City at the General Assembly meeting; and
3. Authorize the City Clerk to complete and return the voting delegate online submission form to the League of California Cities.
DISCUSSION
The League of California Cities (Cal Cities) will be holding its Annual Conference and Expo in Long Beach, California from October 16-18, 2024. Every year Cal Cities convenes a member- driven General Assembly which provides city officials a chance to participate in the development of Cal Cities policy. For the City of Menifee to vote on matters during the General Assembly, a voting delegate must be appointed. To qualify as the voting delegate, the appointee must be registered to attend the conference. Councilmember Ricky Estrada is currently registered to attend this year’s annual conference. Cal Cities must receive the voting delegate form no later than Wednesday, September 25, 2024.
During the General Assembly, scheduled for Friday, October 18, 2024, at 8:30 AM, voting delegates will have an opportunity to debate and consider general and petitioned resolutions forwarded by the Resolutions Committee. This year, one general resolution was submitted for review and consideration. It is recommended that the City Council discuss the resolution in advance and establish the City’s position to ensure that the designated voting delegate accurately represents the City at the meeting.
City of Menifee Staff Report
CalCities Annual Conference, General Assembly Voting Delegate Appointment September 18, 2024
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The proposed resolution was referred to the Cal Cities Governance, Transparency, and Labor Relations Policy Committee (Committee). The Committee is scheduled to meet on October 3, 2024, where they will make a recommendation to the Cal Cities Resolutions Committee.
During the conference the Resolutions Committee will meet to review the proposed resolution and recommendation of the Committee. If the proposed resolution is approved by the either the Committee or Resolutions Committee, the resolution would be considered by the General Assembly. If the proposed resolution is not approved or referred for further study by both the Committees then it will not be presented at the General Assembly.
Proposed General Resolution
A Resolution of the General Assembly of the League of California Cities Calling for the California Legislature to Enact Laws that Ensure that “What Applies to One, Applies to All” in the Fair and Equal Treatment of all Governmental Officials at the Levels in the State of California.
The proposed resolution seeks to address perceived inequities in how laws and regulations apply to local government officials versus state officials in California. The resolution calls on the California Legislature to enact laws ensuring that any rules applied to local officials also apply to state officials.
The attached packet from Cal Cities contains the proposed resolution along with the supporting letters and analysis by Cal Cities.
Petitioned Resolutions
A petitioned resolution is an alternate method to introduce policy proposals during the annual conference. To initiate a petitioned resolution, voting delegates from 10% of member cities must sign the petition. The resolution and signatures are due at least 24 hours before the beginning of the General Assembly.
Petitioned resolutions could still be submitted during the annual conference and would need to be considered and voted on during the General Assembly.
STRATEGIC PLAN OBJECTIVE
Regular City Business
FISCAL IMPACT
The voting delegates must be registered for the conference. The associated registration cost of $700 per person has been included as part of the adopted Fiscal Year 2024/25 budget.
No additional budget appropriation action(s) are required.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Cal Cities General Assembly Packet 2024