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gCH?Ir.ance August 17, 2000
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1301 Pennsylvania A,,~.. NW
\ VJshington. D.C. 2000-1-1763
202-626-3000
Fax: 202-626- 3lJ.13
Internet: \\ww.nlc.org
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Pr-esli:f~nt
Bob Knight
~1.1Ior. IVichltl. K.1IlS-1S
First ~i~ F"resident
Dennis W. An:her
MJlor. Detroit. MichlgJn
Sc'!:tVU ,'ice Pn=sJdenr
Karen J. AA<.1erson
~1.1Yor. 1\linnetor.k'l. Minnesota
In}J'~tl:1t'e P.JSt PreSident
CI.uence E. Anthony
M.1I\lr. $omh B.ly. Florida
E,t\."t..{j~e Dlret:tor
Don.II,1 J. 80M
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MEMORANDUM:
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To:
City Clerks of Direct Member Citie
From:
Donald J. Bornt, Executive Dire
Subject:
Voting and Alternate Voting Dele ates, Annual Congress of Cities,
December 5-9, 2000, Boston, Massachusetts
DUE: OCTOBER 13, 2000
The National League of Cities I Annual Business Meeting will be held at 2: 15 p.m.
on Saturday, December 9, 2000, at the Congress of Cities in Boston, Massachusetts.
Under the Bylaws of the National League of Cities, each direct member city is
entitled to cast from one to 20 votes, depending upon the city's population, through
its designated voting delegate at the Annual Business Meeting. The table on the
reverse side of this memorandum shows the breakdown of votes by population
categories.
To be eligible to cast a city's vote(s), each voting delegate and alternate voting
delegate must be designated by the city using the attached credentials form which will
be forwarded to NLC's Credentials Committee. NLC's Bvlaws expressly prohibit
votin~ bv proXY. Thus, the designated voting delegate(s) must be present at the
Annual Business Meeting to cast the city's vote(s).
In mid November, NLC will send a special edition of the Policy Informer
summarizing proposed National Municipal Policy amendments and proposed
resolutions. This information should be shared with your voting delegation.
To establish your city's credentials and facilitate preparation of your voting
delegate(s) for the Congress of Cities, we ask that you return the completed form to
NLC on or before October 13, 2000. Please follow the instructions properly for
filling out the form. A pre-addressed envelope is attached.
If you have any questiops, please contact Lesley-Ann Rennie at (202) 626-3176.
Enclosure
flut ~Hnts: GI.,hI. E. Hood. ~~1\11I. L1rl.mdu. f!\lIll!.1 .. Sharp. Janl'$, ~1.1\llll. N{~W.Hl Nt.'W Jerst..>y.. Bri.n J. O'Neill, CUlJllcllmJn, PtuladelphlJ, Pennsylvania" tathy Reynolds,
Councilwoman.at{arge. Denver. CcJC8dc" DirectDn:
k.'Ul.th A. Ald.rson. !Wfufr"l L11111(tW. 111111111:\ MUI1IC1~"11 LI\l~IUtl .. La", A. a.ltken. C,l.)UI'(t1 MenlCtlI. Gllhll!1l V;IUtlv. MtnneSlllJ .. Robert Bartl_It. MJyor. Mllnrovia.
California" James I Benham. Councilman, Batr:ll ~cuge. LouslCira
.. Jos.ph 8rutl'S. l\"uIIJ! II.lI'lllt\tlt. ~lr!lnllll1lt Vll~lltl'" .. John p, Bueno. Coullcllm,m. f\mtl,lC. ~trd1lgJll .. Michl.1 tithe" Aldtlrm.1l1, StlnatoOlJ. Missis:iippi .. A.
Everett. Clark. Mayor. Marion, North Carolina.. Gwyndolen Claril:..Reed.
l....l\llll~\..'H'tll:lr. 11'lI1Ihl'h.l tl,l;l(~, fllllut.l- Jael toten. fwnlll~ll OIItl\:WI. Cum'll!Cllnll C,1I1Itlflll1l.'t! of MUnlCIP.lhttt;ls - Neil DiU.rd, M,,,,or, CJrbondJld,llhnois
- William G. Drassel.Jr.. t,ecutive Director, New Jersey State League of Mumo;:.ali~es
- 9..::k, L H..kin.I\II.~lfll i\\'ml..,( ft_1 WIlllh. rt~';l~ - Rick Hemandlll. COUnChlltlmht", S.IO M.m:us, flU;IS - Michltl Kack, City D,rector, little Rock, Arkansas. Conrad lee.
Councllmember, Bellevue, Washington -Ingrid Undemann.
l\~II'(;hHll!lll'lll, '\111111;1, C,lllll;hkl - M'I'Q.,..1 M.h.ry. M,lyUI, t\lhI111S. ftlnnl'SSI't1 . H.rril. Millar. ~'JI;Ul'. $.li1tJ 8.uh..lr;J, C.llilorm,l . James F. Miller, E.'C.tlCUllve
Director. league of Mmnesota Cities. William A. Moyer, Exect,'tive Cir;r.cr
ft11P1ltW\, 11~1,1'111/11;1 J\hllll\'lt\;lllll.;I\lIII). Jim N'Ulle. M.IVt", filII l.lUdl'II1.IIII, Flt1l1tt,1-lou OQden. M.JyOl'. TU.ll.1fln. Ort~Jl.1n. Bev Perry, ~l..wcr Pro fern,
Brea, Califorma. Willie J. Pin. Council Member, Wilson, North Carolina -Luis Quintana.
l'I....II\I,',1 ~1,1ll11\tlr '\II.mJll. ~l\"';II', NtiW .llllSllV - R.II.cea J. R.vine. C..llllk.:ll r<.lllll\I1I'r Fllrt W,lvntl. Indl,Hl.l. K.vin C. Rilchi., bl't:U(lve Director, AlaskJ
MuniCipal league. Ctrroll G. Rollinson. CounCil Member at-large, Houston, ':"exas
. Jabn", Rubi,",,,\, l'\IIIIlt.'llm.m. l\l/ltltlt' 1"11\. l;t'L11U!.I- Mlcb..1 Slnig. f~tl(:U!I'o1111Irt!(tl.lr, tllllld.lll!.kltlt! ,II Cltl!!~ -l.on Smith, M,lvor, Oxford, Alab..lm,l.
Bruce Tobey, Ma'ytlr, GloLX:ester, Massachusens. Evelyn Wright Turner. Ccuu:cr.
l\'h_lll"'j~, (;f~\'l1jl.l- 'fINn... 'nk, t\llt'lIh~11l'1t1"':t1.1l. ~lll(lllll.lhll.1 i\llml\'l~qj lt1.1I11111 - J.mlyn s. W.ll Clltlll(11 i\bllt~'r, Ev,lmlon, \Vyornlng. Anthony Williams.
Mayor, WJshlnglon, DC' Cody Williams, Councilmember. ?t:cenix, Ar.:cra
- H~l'l WiI.ul1. 1-..l:I\\lll;qlll.r.WW \~j~~lll11l. Mark WOff1lll. ~t.1~11' f~tl Tr'm. ~hlll/l1tl. Mld1hl,lfl
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NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES
ANNUAL CONGRESS OF CITIES
Number of Votes - Direct Member Cities
Article IV, Section 2 of NLC's Bylaws specifies as follows the number of votes
which each member city of the National League of Cities is entitled to cast at the
Annual Congress of Cities:
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Under 50,000
50,000 - 99,999
100,000 - 199,999
200,000 - 299,999
300,000 - 399,999
400,000 - 499,999
500,000 - 599,000
600,000 - 699,000
700,000 - 799,000
800,000 - 899,000
900,000 and above
1 vote
2 votes
4 votes
6 votes
8 votes
10 votes
12 votes
14 votes
16 votes
18 votes
20 votes
Note: Member cities are required by the Bylaws to cast unanimous votes.
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2000 CONGRESS OF CITIES - B~STON, MASSACHUSETTS
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NOTE: Each direct member city is entitled to one voting delegate and two alternate voting delegate.. The number 01 vote. that can be ca.t is based on the
city's population as determined in the 1990 Census.
1. PLEASE DO NOT FILL IN SHADED AREA. THIS IS FOR NLC OFFICE USE ONLY.
2. Please type or print your city name in the space provided.
3. Please type or print the name, title, city, and state 01 voting delegate and altemate(s).
4. Please sign on the line below and return to the Chair, Credentials Committee at the above address. You may use the enclosed envelope.
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