Nat'l League of Cities DelegateNational League
of Cities
1301 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20004-1703
202-626-3000
Fax: 202-626-3043
2003 Officers
President
John DeS~fano, Jr.
Mayor, New Haven, Connecticut
First Vice President
August 22, 2003
MEMORANDUM
TO: City Clerks of Direct Member Cites/~
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FROM: Donald J. Borut, Executive Directffr~/ u
SUBJECT: Congress of Cities Voting and Alternate Voting Delegates
The National League of Cities' Annual Business Meeting will be held on Saturday,
December 13, 2003, at the Congress of Cities in Nashville, Tennessee. As a direct
member city, your elected officials are entitled to vote at the Annual Business
Meeting. Based on the population of the city, each member city casts between one to
twenty votes. The number of votes each city is allowed can be found on the table on
the reverse side of this memorandum.
To be eligible to cast a city's vote(s), each voting delegate and alternate must be
officially designated by the city using the attached credentials form. This form will
be forwarded to NLC's Credentials Committee. NLC Bylaws expressly prohibit
voting by proxy. The voting delegate must pick up his/her voting credentials
BEFORE the Annual Business Meeting and must be present at the Annual Business
Meeting to cast the city's vote(s).
Your city elected officials should be made aware of this request so that decisions can
be made on who will be the voting delegate and alternate at the Annual Business
Meeting. Before the Congress of Cities, NLC will be sending out a special edition of
the Policy Informer summarizing the proposed National Municipal Policy
amendments and resolutions that are to be voted on at the Annual Business Meeting.
This information should be shared with your voting delegates.
We ask that you return the completed form to NLC on or before October 14, 2003.
Please follow the instructions on the card for filling out the form and make a copy
for your own files. A pre-addressed envelope is attached for your convenience. If
you have any questions or concerns, contact Keith Kirk at kirk~,nlc.org or (202)
626-3176.
NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES
2003 CONGRESS OF CITIES
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
Number of Votes - Annual Business Meeting
Direct Member Cities
Article IV, Section 2 of NLC's Bylaws specifies the number of votes that each direct
member city of the National League of Cities is entitled to cast at the Annual Business
Meeting at the Congress of Cities. All member cities are required by'the Bylaws to cast
unanimous votes.
CITY POPULATION (per 2000 Census) NUMBER OF VOTES
Under 50,000 1 vote
50,000 - 99,999 2 votes
100,000- 199,999 4 votes
200,000 - 299,999 6 votes
300,000 - 399,999 8 votes
400,000 - 499,999 10 votes
500,000 - 599,999 12 votes
600,000 - 699,999 14 votes
700,000 - 799,999 16 votes
800,000 - 899,999 18 votes
900,000 and above 20 votes