HomeMy WebLinkAbout11 LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES~ ~ ° Agenda Item 11
AGENDA REPORT Reviewed:
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~+' City Manager
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MEETING DATE: OCTOBER 19, 2010
TO: DAVID C. BIGGS, CITY MANAGER
FROM: CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE AND CITY CLERK
SUBJECT: LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES
SUMMARY
The Mayor at the City Council meeting of October 5, 2010 requested certain information
regarding the City's past payment of League of California Cities dues.
RECOMMENDATION
Pleasure of the City Council
FISCAL IMPACT
During Calendar Year 2010, the City expended $15,232 on Orange County Division
membership dues and $18,988 on State League of California Cities dues.
BACKGROUND
At the City Council meeting on October 5th, Mayor Amante requested the fee amounts
that the City had been recently paying for League of California Cities Orange County
Division and Statewide membership dues. The City's adopted Fiscal Year 2010-11
Budget appropriated $35,000 for League of California Cities membership dues for
calendar year 2011, of which a portion was intended for the Orange County Division
membership dues and a portion for Statewide membership dues. Calendar Year 2011
fees have not yet been paid. The City Council at its meeting on October 5t" directed
that 2011 membership dues to the Orange County Division be instead applied to the
Association of California Cities -Orange County.
The following represents membership fees recently paid from 2008 through 2010 to the
League of California Cities for local and statewide annual membership fees:
YEAR Orange County Division
Dues State Dues
2008 $14,432.64 $18,988
2009 $15,599.96 $18,988
2010 $15,232.03 $18,988
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Key Management staff have discussed the benefits of continuing membership in the
League of California Cities, particularly at the state level given the Council's direction to
withdraw from the Orange County Division. The consensus is that membership in the
League of California Cities at the state level would continue to be of significant value to
the City for the following reasons:
- The State League provides valuable networking, professional development
leadership and training opportunities for City Council members and
commissioners and City staff. The League has a number of Professional
Municipal Departments that assist Tustin staff and Council members including:
Mayor and Council Members, City Attorneys, City Clerks, City Managers,
Community Services, Fiscal Officers, Personnel and Employee Relations,
Planning and Community Development, Public Works Officers and Police Chiefs.
The State League's Institute of Local Government provides informative training
materials and programs that support City operating departments. Many of the
Professional Municipal Departments also have their own annual training
conferences. There is also the state League's annual conference and regional
Legislative updates that are provided. Awell-informed staff and elected officials
lends itself to responsive, visionary leadership, and effective and efficient city
operations.
- A number of staff in our operating departments actively contribute and participate
in key policy committees which can influence statewide legislative direction.
Without participation at the state level, the City would not have a voice.
- A number of other significant resources are available through the City's State
League membership including access to a document Library of research
materials available to cities and participation in MuniLink and ListServ (which
allows us to communicate with and query our colleagues for similar issues or
topics occurring throughout the state).
- State membership also brings with it subscriptions to Western City, which
provides interesting and informative articles including, but not limited to,
information on special programs being implemented in cities throughout the
state, overall policy alerts and legislative information, special legal alerts related
to personnel and employee relations, and resources and sources of technical
information available to cities.
Christine Shingleto
Assistant City Manager
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Patricia Estrell
City Clerk Services Supervisor