DATE:
November 7, 2023
CATEGORY:
Consent
DEPT.:
City Clerk’s Office,
City Manager’s Office
TITLE: Designate a Voting Delegate for the 2023
National League of Cities City Summit
RECOMMENDATION
Designate Councilmember Lisa Matichak as the voting delegate for the Annual Business meeting at the 2023 National League of Cities City Summit.
BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
The 2023 National League of Cities City Summit is scheduled to take place November 16 through 18, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. An important part of the City Summit conference is the Annual Business Meeting that will be held on November 18. Each member city in good standing is entitled to one to 20 votes based on population. To vote, each member city shall designate one voting delegate and may designate one alternate voting delegate by action of the City Council.
Each city must be in good standing with its membership dues, and the delegate m ust be registered to attend the conference and plan to attend the Annual Business Meeting in person.
Business discussed during the Annual Business Meeting includes:
• A report on the year by the National League of Cities Chief Executive Officer;
• A presentation on the year ahead by incoming NLC President;
• Adoptions and approval of any changes to the National Municipal Policy;
• Potential bylaw amendments;
• Elections;
Designate a Voting Delegate for the 2023 National League of Cities City Summit November 7, 2023
• Officers: President, First Vice President, and Second Vice President are elected to one-year terms; and
• Board of Directors: 20 local elected officials are elected to serve two-year terms as at-large members of the board.
As of the writing of the Council report, no adoption and approvals of changes to the National Municipal Policy or potential bylaw amendments have been submitted for consideration.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no direct fiscal impact associated with this recommendation ; however, the voting delegate must be registered to participate. The cost of the registration is included in the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Adopted Budget. Therefore, no additional appropriation is being requested.
ALTERNATIVES
1. Decline to appoint a voting delegate.
2. Provide other direction.
PUBLIC NOTICING—Agenda posting.
Prepared by:
Christina Gilmore
Intergovernmental Relations Manager
Heather Glaser
City Clerk
Approved by:
Audrey Seymour Ramberg
Assistant City Manager
CG-HG/4/CAM
608-11-07-23CR
203130
Attachment: 1. Voting Delegate Form