League of Cities (Nat'l) Voting Delegates
To strengthen
and promote
cities as centers
of opportunity,
leadership, and
governance.
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National League
of Cities
1301 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W
Washington, DC 20004-1763
202-626-3000
Fax: 202-626-3043
www.nlc.org
2005 Officers
President
Anthony A. Williams
Mayor
Washington, DC
First Vice President
James C. Hunt
Councilman
Clarksburg, West Virginia
Second Vice President
Bart Peterson
Mayor
Indianapolis, Indiana
Immediate Past President
Charles Lyons
Selectman
Arlington, Massachusetts
Executive Director
Donald J. Borut
Recycled Paper
August 18,2005
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MEMORANDUM
City
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TO:
City Clerks of Direct Member Cites
FROM:
Donald J. Borut, Executive Director
SUBJECT: Congress of Cities Voting and Alternate Voting Delegates
The National League of Cities' Annual Business Meeting will be held on Saturday,
December 10,2005, at the Congress of Cities in Charlotte, North Carolina. As a
direct member city, your elected officials are entitled to vote at the Annual Business
Meeting. Based on the population ofthe 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 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 NLC' s Annual Business
Meeting. Before the Congress of Cities, please consult the NLC website at
www.n1c.org for information 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 Thursday, October
13, 2005. 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 Katherine Bates at
bates@n1c.org or (202) 626-3176.
Past Presidents: Karen Anderson. Mayor, Minnetonka, Minnesota. Clarence E. Anthony, Mayor, South Bay, Florida. John DeStefano, Jr.. Mayor. New Haven, Connecticut. William H. Hudnut,lII.
Mayor,
Town of Chevy Chase, Maryland. Sharpe James. Mayor, Newark, New Jersey. Brian J. O'Neill. Councilman, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Directors: Lorraine Anderson, Councilmember, Arvada,
Colorado.
Tommy Baker. Alderman, Osceola, Arkansas. Vickie Barnett, Mayor, Farmington, Michigan. Phil Bazemore, Mayor Pro Tem, Monroe, North Carolina. Daniel Beardsley. Jr., Executive Director,
Rhode Island
League of Cities and Towns. Thomas Bredeweg. Executive Director, Iowa League of Cities. Kenneth Bueche, Executive Director, Colorado Municipal League. Rosemounda Butler, Council Member,
West
Columbia, South Carolina. Nora Campos, Councilmember, San Jose. California. Roosevelt Coats, Councilman, Cleveland, Ohio. Jim Condos. Council Chair, South Burlington. Vennont . Usa Dooley.
Executive
Director. West Virginia Municipal League. Clay Ford, Jr., Mayor Pro Tern, Gulf Breeze, Florida. Eddy Ford, Mayor, Farragut, Tennessee. Danny George. Executive Director, Oklahoma Municipal
league, Inc. .
Matthew Greller, Executive Director, Indiana Association of Cities and Towns. Ken Harward, Executive Director. Association of Idaho Cities. Lester Heitke, Mayor, Willmar, Minnesota.
Jim Higdon, Executive
Director, Georgia Municipal Association. Ruth Hopkins. Councilmember, Prairie Village, Kansas. Ted Jennings. Mayor, Brewton, Alabama. Ronald Loveridge, Mayor, Riverside, California.
Joseph Maestas,
Councilor, Espanola, New Mexico. Michael McGlynn, Mayor, Medford, Massachusetts. James Mitchell, Jr.. Council Member, Charlotte, North Carolina. Joe Moore. Aldennan, Chicago, Illinois.
Ed Oakley.
Councilmember, Dallas. Texas. Margaret Peterson, Councilmember At large, West Valley City, Utah. Dottie Reeder, Mayor, Seminole, Florida. Terry Riley. Council Member, Kansas City, Missouri.
John Russo.
City Attorney. Oakland, California. Ron Schmitt, Council Member, Sparks, Nevada. Doug Scott, Mayor, Rockford, Illinois. Uberato Silva. Vice Mayor, Flagstaff, Arizona. Shep Stahel, Mayor
Pro Tern, Piano,
Texas. Charleta Tavares. Council Member, Columbus, Ohio. Ted Tedesco, Mayor, Ames, Iowa. Dick Traini. Assembly Chairman, Anchorage, Alaska. Jacques Wigginton. Councilmember, Lexington,
Kentucky
. Evelyn Woodson, Councilor, Columbus, Georgia
NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES
2005 CONGRESS OF CITIES
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA
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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NAnoNAL LEAGUE OF CITIES . CREDENTIAL" FORM
2005 CONGRESS OF CITIES . CHARLOTTE, NoRTH CAROLINA
Each direct member city of NLC Is entltlscl to cat from one to 20 votea, baed upon the clty'a populatton per the 2000 CWIe.... through
Ite dealgnated voting delegate lit the Annual ........ ......ng. ....... IndIcaIe below your cttr and .... voting ....... encIIor
altemate(a). and ~n uti daM the credentla,. form. Mall the form to NLC In the encIoMd ~ return enwiope.
The offtclal voting delsgate anellor alternat8(a) for the cityltown of
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1.
NAME
(pIeaae type or print the name of your CltyIIown and state)
FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
(DO NOT WRl72IN THIS SPACE)
Voting card 1$BUfKJ to:
VOnNG DELEGATE:
TITLE
ALTERNATE VOnNG DELEGATE(S):
1.
(SIgnature)
2.
3.
2.
NAME
TITLE
3.
NAME
TITLE
Signature (city repreaentatlve)
Title:
Date: