TO: HONORABLE MAYOR
AND CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Emily S. Lam
SUBJECT: See Below DATE: August 18, 2026
Approved
Date:
8/18/26
COUNCIL DISTRICT: Citywide
SUBJECT: Appointment of Voting Delegate and Alternate for the 2026 League of California Cities General Assembly
REASON FOR ADDENDUM
The League of California Cities bylaws require that a city’s voting delegate and up to two alternates must be designated by City Council action, and an attestation form must be submitted by September 1, 2026, for the upcoming September 23 - 25, 2026, League of California Cities Annual Conference and Expo.
RECOMMENDATION
Appoint City Councilmember David Cohen as the voting delegate and City Councilmember Domingo Candelas as the alternate voting delegate to the General Assembly at the September 23 - 25, 2026, League of California Cities Annual Conference and Expo in Anaheim, California.
SUMMARY AND OUTCOME
This action will allow the City of San José to have a voting representative at the General Assembly at the annual meeting of the League of California Cities (League). 1 1https://my.calcities.org/Events/Calendar-Of-Events/Meeting-Home-Page?meetingid=%7BEE6DA7DA- 9ABA-F011-BBD3-7CED8D1CD64F%7D
COUNCIL AGENDA: 8/25/26
FILE: 26-909
ITEM: 2.12
HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
August 18, 2026
Subject: Appointment of Voting Delegate and Alternate for the 2026 League of California Cities General Assembly
BACKGROUND
The League is a member organization that advocates for federal and state policies that support California towns and cities. Each year, the League convenes a General Assembly to approve resolutions for the organization. Resolutions are policy statements that guide the League’s legislative positions and actions. To expedite the conduct of business at the General Assembly meeting, each California member town or city’s legislative body designates a voting representative for the annual meeting.
ANALYSIS
Approving a voting delegate and alternate for the General Assembly ensures the City of San José has a vote and voice at the General Assembly annual meeting for League resolutions.
EVALUATION AND FOLLOW-UP
The Administration will include any significant League-related work in its regular reports to City Council on the Intergovernmental Relations program presented by the City Manager’s Office of Administration, Policy, and Intergovernmental Relations team.
COORDINATION
The Administration coordinated this memorandum with the City Attorney’s Office, the City Manager’s Budget Office, and the offices of City Councilmembers David Cohen and Domingo Candelas.
PUBLIC OUTREACH
This memorandum will be posted on the City Council Agenda website for the August 25, 2026 City Council meeting.
BOARD, COMMISSION, COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION AND INPUT
No board, commission, or committee recommendation or input is associated with this action.
HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
August 18, 2026
Subject: Appointment of Voting Delegate and Alternate for the 2026 League of California Cities General Assembly
CEQA
Not a Project, File No. PP17-010, City Organizational and Administrative Activities resulting in no changes to the physical environment.
PUBLIC SUBSIDY REPORTING
This item does not include a public subsidy as defined in section 53083 or 53083.1 of the California Government Code or the City’s Open Government Resolution.
Emily S. Lam
Director, City Manager’s Office of
Administration, Policy, and
Intergovernmental Relations
For questions, please contact Han Kang, Deputy Director and Chief Intergovernmental Relations Officer, City Manager’s Office of Administration, Policy, and Intergovernmental Relations, at [email protected].