TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, Acting City Manager
FROM:
David Biggs, Senior Management Analyst
SUBJECT:Title
Designation of Voting Delegate and Alternates to the 2014 League of California Cities Annual Conference (Senior Management Analyst Biggs).
APPROVE
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council designate a voting delegate (Mayor Howorth) and alternates (Mayor Pro Tempore Powell and Councilmember Burton) to the 2014 League of California Cities Annual Conference.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Adequate funds are available in the proposed FY2014-2015 proposed budget for the travel and related expenses.
BACKGROUND:
The League of California Cities provides a variety of training, legislative support, and information to elected and appointed officials, as well as City staff. The League of California Cities will be holding its Annual Conference on Wednesday, September 3rd through Friday, September 5th, in Los Angeles. At the Annual Conference, the League conducts its Annual Business Meeting where League Members take action on conference resolutions. These resolutions help guide cities and the League in its efforts to improve the quality, responsiveness, and vitality of local government in California. The League's bylaws stipulate that each city is entitle d to one vote on matters affecting municipal or League policy. The Annual Business Meeting is scheduled for Friday, September 5th at noon.
DISCUSSION:
It has been the City Council's past practice to appoint the Mayor as the primary voting delegate and the Mayor Pro Tempore as the alternate voting delegate. Staff is requesting that the City Council appoint the primary delegate and two alternate voting delegates. The League of California Cities authorized the appointment of up to two alternates in order to plan for unforeseen situations (League Bylaw...
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