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202,626-3000
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August 16, 2004
MEMORANDUM¿
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FROM: Donald J. Borut, Executive Direct{vV
SUBJECT: Congress of Cities Voting and Alternate Voting Delegates
The National League of Cities' Annual Business Meeting will be held on
Saturday, December 4, 2004, at the Congress of Cities in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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 hislher 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's 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 8,
2004. 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.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES
2004 CONGRESS OF CITIES
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
Number of Votes - Annual Business Meeting
Direct Member Cities
Article IV, Section 2 ofNLC'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
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NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES' CREDENTIALS FORM
2004 CONGRESS OF CITIES' INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
Each direct member city of NlC is entitled to cast from one to 20 votes, based upon the city's population per the 2000 census, through
its designated voting delegate at the Annual Business Meeting. Please indicate below your city and state, voting delegate andior
aiternate(s), and sign and date the credentials form. Mail the form to NlC in the enclosed pre-addressed return envelope.
The official voting delegate andlor alternate(s) for the citynown of
(please typa o'print/he name olyou,cityltown and state)
VOTING DELEGATE:
NAME
FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
(DO NOT WRITE IN THIS SPACE)
Voting card issued /0'
1.
TITLE
(Signa/ure)
ALTERNATE VOTING DElEGATE(S):
1,
2,-
3,-
2,
NAME
TITLE
3,
NAME
TITLE
Signature (city representative)
Title
Date'
City Code:
For Office Use Only (Do Not Write in this Space)
Return to: Chair, Credentials Committee
National League of Cities
1301 Pennsylvania Ave" N.W. Suite 550
Washington. D,C, 20004
Voters):