National League of Cities Voting Delegates 2015 Copyright 2014
City of Dubuque Action Items # 4.
ITEM TITLE: National League of Cities Voting Delegates
SUMMARY: Correspondence from the National League of Cities requesting that the
City designate a voting delegate and alternate voting delegate for the
upcoming National League of Cities Annual Business meeting on
November 7, 2015.
SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Council
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
❑ NLC Voting Delegates Credentials Form Supporting Documentation
NATIONAL2015 Officers Chief Executive Officer/
Executive Director
LEAGUEPresident First Vice President Second Vice President Past President flarence E.Anthony
Ralph E.Becker Melodee Colbert-Kean Matt Zone Christopher B.Coleman Deputy Executive
f ' Mayor Councilmember Councilmember Mayor Director
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T TI ES Salt Lake City,Utah Joplin,Missouri Cleveland,Ohio Saint Paul,Minnesota Antoinette A.Samuel
September 22,2015
Kevin Firnstahl
City Clerk
City of Dubuque
50 W 13th St
Dubuque, 1A 52001-4805
Dear City Clerk Firnstahl:
The National League of Cities' (NLC)Annual Business Meeting will be held on Saturday,November 7,
2015, at the conclusion of the Congress of Cities and Exposition in Nashville,Tennessee. As a direct
member city,your city is entitled to vote at this meeting. Based on population as of the 2010 Census,
each member city casts between one and twenty votes. The number of votes for each population range
can be found below.
POPULATION VOTES POPULATION VOTES
Under 50,000 1 vote 500,000—599,999 12 votes
50,000—99,999 2 votes 600,000—699,999 14 votes
100,000-- 199;999 4 votes 700,000--799,999 16 votes
200,000—299,999 6 votes 800,000— 899,999 18 votes
300,000—399,999 8 votes 900,000 and above 20 votes
400,000—499,999 10 votes
To be eligible to cast a city's vote, a voting delegate and/or alternate(s)must be officially designated by
the city using the enclosed credentials form and the city's membership in NLC must be up to date. NLC
bylaws expressly prohibit voting by proxy.
At the Congress of Cities,the voting delegate must pick up and sign for the city's voting card at the Ask
NLC Booth before the Annual Business Meeting and must be present at the Annual Business Meeting to
cast the city's vote. The Ask NLC Booth will be open during scheduled times throughout the Congress of
Cities and Exposition.
Please return the completed forva to NLC by mail,fax(202-626-3109) or email
membership@nlc.org before October 30,2015,and keep a copy for your files. If you have any
questions,please contact Mae Davis, at mdavis(cr�nlc.org or 202-626-3150; or contact Gail Remy,
Director of Member Relations at remvanle.org, or 202-.626-3026.
Thank you,
I
Clarence E.Anthony
Executive Director
Enclosure
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CREDENTIALS FORM
NATIONAL LEAGUE. OF CITIES • 2015 CONGRESS OF CITIES AND EXPOSITION. NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE:
At the Annual Business Meeting on Saturday, November 7, 2015, from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., each direct member city of the National League of Cities
(NLC) is entitled to cast from one to 20 votes based upon the city's population per the 2010 census, through its designated voting delegate. Please
indicate below your city and state, your voting delegate and alternate(s), and sign and date the form. The form should be returned by October 30, 2015.
The official voting delegate and alternate(s) from:
City of Dubuque
VOTING DELEGATE:
1. NAME:
TITLE:
Lynn Sutton
Dubuque, IA
Council Member Ward 4 / Mayor Pro Tem
ALTERNATE VOTING DELEGATE(S):
2. NAME:
TITLE:
FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
(DO NOT WRITE IN THIS SPACE)
Voting card issued to:
(signature)
Votes: 2
3. NAME:
TITLE:
PLEASE SIGN AND RETURN THIS FORM TO NLC BY OCTOBER 30, 2015
ATTENTION: MAE DAVIS, NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES, 1301 PENNSYLVANIA AVE., NW, SUITE 550, WASHINGTON, DC 20004
EMAIL: M' SHIP • .ORG; FAX: 202-626-3109
/%%' Kevin Firnstahl
Signature (city representative):
Title: City Clerk
Date: October 21 , 2015