Mayor Cavanagh Named President-Elect of Iowa League of Cities Board Copyrighted
October 2, 2023
City of Dubuque Action Items # 09.
City Council Meeting
ITEM TITLE: Mayor Cavanagh Named President-Elect of lowa League of Cities
Board
SUM MARY: Dubuque Mayor Brad Cavanagh was elected to the position at the
League's Annual Conference and Exhibit and will serve as the President-
Elect of the lowa League of Cities Executive Board for the coming year.
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Dubuque Mayor Brad Cavanagh Selected as
President-Elect of Iowa League of Cities
Executive Board
SEPT. 25, 2023
Dubuque Mayor Brad Cavanagh will serve as the President-Elect of the lowa League of
Cities Executive Board for the coming year. Cavanagh was elected to the position at the
League's Annual Conference and Exhibit earlier this month.
Cavanagh will serve as President-Elect until the League's conference in 2024. The
President-Elect is typically elected President in the following year. Cavanagh has been a
member of the Executive Board since 2020.
Cavanagh was sworn in as Dubuque's Mayor in January 2022 after winning election to the
post the previous November. He was first elected to the City Council as the representative
for Dubuque's Fourth Ward in 2019. Prior to his time on the City Council, he was a
member of the City's Housing Commission, has been a member of the board of directors
of both the Dubuque County Food Policy Council and the Fountain of Youth program, and
helped co-found Resources Unite.
The lowa League of Cities, which celebrates its 125th anniversary in 2023, serves as the
unified voice of cities across lowa, providing advocacy, training, and guidance to
strengthen the state's communities. Its Executive Board is responsible for adopting
policies to provide direction to the League, adopting the annual operating budget,
establishing membership fees, and providing direction to the organization. The Board
consists of 14 board director positions and five officer positions: president, president-elect,
and three past presidents. All of these positions must be filled by current city officials who
represent cities of various populations and geographic locations.
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