League of Cities (Nat'l) 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
WIfIIW.nlc.org
21106 Officers
President
JamesC Hunt
Councilmember
Clarksburg, West Virginia
First Vice President
Bart Peterson
Mayor
Indianapolis, Indiana
Second Vice President
Cynthia McCollum
Council Member
Madison. Alabama
Immediate Past President
Anthony A. Williams
. Mayor
Washington. DC
Executive Director
DonaldJ. Borut
Aecycle!JPJper
October 24, 2006
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Direct Member Cities
FROM:
Donald J. Bomt, Executive Director
SUBJECT:
Congress of Cities Voting Delegates
The National League of Cities Annual Business Meeting will be held on
Saturday, December 9, 2006, at the conclusion of the Congress of Cities and
Exposition in Reno, Nevada. As a direct member city, your city is entitled to
vote at this meeting. Based on population, each member city casts between
one and twenty votes. The number of votes for each population range can be
found on the table on the reverse ofthis memorandum.
To be eligible to cast a city's vote(s), a 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.
At the Congress of Cities, the voting delegate must pick up the city's voting
card at the credentials booth before the Annual Business Meeting and must be
present at the Annual Business Meeting to cast the city's vote(s). Alternates
should visit the credentials booth before the meeting to pick up their stickers
which identify them as alternate voting delegates. The credentials booth will
be open throughout the Congress of Cities.
City elected officials should be made aware of this request so that decisions
can be made as to who will be the voting delegate and alternate(s). Please
return the completed form to NLC by fax at 202-626-3043 on or before
November 15, 2006, and keep the original for your own files. If you have
any questions or concerns, contact Ken Rosenfeld, NLC policy manager, at
rosenfeld@nlc.org or 202-626-3 I 94.
Thank you.
Past Presidents: Clarence E. Anthony. Mayor, South Bay, Florida - John DeStefano, Jr.. Mayor, New Haven, Connecticut _ William H. Hudnullll, Mayor, Town of Ch8VY Chase, Maryland. Shsrpe James,
Mayor, Newark. New Jersey. Brian J. D'Neill, Councilman, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Direcfors: R. Michael Amyx, E~ecutive Director, Virginia Municipal league . Tommy Baker, Alderman, Osceola, Arkansas
. Vicki Barnen, Mayor. Farmington Hills, Michrgan. Tholll&s Bredeweg, Executive Director, Iowa League of Cities - Nora Csmpos, Councilmp.mber, San JosP., Califurnia. Thomas CBrlson, Mayur, Springfield
Missouri .James Condos, Council Chair. South Burli~gton, Vermont -Joseph Donaldson, Mayor, Flagstaff, Arizona. Ted Ellis, Mayor, Bluffton, Indiana. Mskia [pie, Council Member, Cedar Hill, Texas. Margaret
Finlay, Mayor, DuartE, Calilornia - Eddy Ford, Mayor. Farragut, TennesseE - Danny Gsorge, Executivp. Director, Oklahoma Municipal league, Inc. . Gary Graham. Mayor, Q'fallon, Illinois _ Manhew Greller,
Executive Director, Indiana Association 01 Cities and Towns.Ji m Higdon, Executive Director, Georgia Municipaf Asso[lation_C hsnes Hughes, Council Plesident, Gary, Indiana-Steven Jllffrey, Execut iveDirectOJ
Vermont League of Cities and Towns. Martin Jonas, Council Member, Conyers, Georgia - Ronald Loveridge, Mayor, Riverside, Calitornia. Cynthia Mangini, Councilman-At-Large, Enfield, Connecticut _ Marcie
Marcoux, Councilmember, Rochester, Minnesota. Michael McGlynn. Mayor, Medford, Massachusetts. James Mitchell. Jr., Council Member, Charlotte, North Carolina _ Darryl Moss, Mayor. Creedmoor, North
Camlina. Ed Dekley, Councilmember. Dallas, Texas. Jamas Perkins, Jr., Mayor, Selma, Alabama. Richard Radcliffe, Councilman, Greenacres, Florida. Donie Reeder, Mayor. Seminole, Florida. Julie Aberg
Rohison, Council Member At-Larga, Cary, North Carolina. Ron Schmitt, Council Member, Sparks, Nevada. Shirfey Scon, Council Member, Tucson, Arizona _ Anne SiQclair. Council Member, Columbia, South
Carolina. Waher Skowron, Council M8mber, Loveland, Colorado. Connia Sprynczynatyk, Executive Dir~[tor, North Dakota League of Citi8S. Ken Strobeck, Executive Director, League of Arizona Cities and
Towns. Chllrleta Tavar8s, Council Member, Columbus, Ohio .lynne Whalen, Council Wuman, Casper, Wyoming. Jecques Wigginton, Council Member, Lexington, Kentucky. Evelyn Woodson, Countilor,
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NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES
2006 CONGRESS OF CITIES
RENO, NEVADA
Number of Votes - Annual Business Meeting
Direct Member Cities
Article IV, Section 2 of the National League of Cities bylaws specifies the number of
votes that each NLC direct member city is entitled to cast at the Annual Business
Meeting at the Congress of Cities. Member cities are required by the bylaws to cast
unanimous votes.
CITY POPULA nON (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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