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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNew Business #1 7-20-87DATE: JULY 20, 1987 TO: FROM: SUBJECT: HONORABLE llAYOR & HEHBERS OF TIlE CITY COUNCIL ¥ILLIAH A. HUSTON, CiTY HANAGER DESIGNATION OF VOTING DELEGATE FOR LEAGUE ANNUAL NEETZNG OF CALIFORNIA CITIES RECONHENDATION Appoint Voting Delegate and Alternate. BACKGROUND As described in the attached memorandum, The League of California Cities has asked that the City of Tusttn designate a Voting Delegate and an Alternate represent Tustin at the Annual League Conference to be held in October, 1987. Wfllliam A. Hutton City Manager WAH :ih Attachment League of California Cities lll g CaWomia Cities r Work Together ~[1.'~)~ C~ July 80 1987 Dear City Official: This year's League Annual Conference is scheduled for October 4-7 in San Francisco. The most important aspect of the Annual Conference is the General Business Session at which time the _me__.~bership cakes action on conference resolutions. It is important for California cities to take the initiative in developing positive programs for the future. Annual Oinference resolutic~s will guide cities and the League in our efforts to iml~rove the quality, responsiveness and vitality of local government within this state. Ail cities should be represented at the Business Session on Tuesday afternoon, October 6, at .2:00 p.m. in San Francisco's Moscc~e Center. TO ex. dj. 'te the cc~duct of business at this important ~olic~-makin~ mestin~, each City ._Council should desi~ate a ~otin~ representative and an alternate who will be present : the BuSiness Session. ~Te League (kx,~titution provides that each city is entitled -O c~e vote in matters 'affecting municipal or League policy. A voting card will be given to the city official designated by tb~ City Oouncil on the enclosed "voting delegate form." If the Mayor or a member of the City ODuncil is in attendance at the C0~ference, it is expected that c~e of these officials will be designated as the voting delegate. F&m~er, if the City Co~uil will ~t have a registered delegate at the Cc~ference but will be represe~ted by other city officials, one of these officials should be designated the voting delegate ~r alternate. Please forward the e~closed "voting delegate form" to the Sacramento office of the League at tb~ earliest possible time, so that the proper records may be established for the __¢k/~ference. ~le voting delegate may pick up tb~ city's ~oting c~d in the League Begistration Area at tb~ M0sccne Center in San Francisco. If neither the ~oting delegate nor alternate is able to attend the Business Session, the voting delegate or alternate may pass tb~ voting ~d to another official from the same city by appel_ ring in person before a representative of the Credentials O'_,,_,~,~ttee to make the e. xd"lange. An outline of the voting procedures that will be followed at this conference is printed on tb~ reverse side of this memo. It is suggested that the May(x and all Council Members from a given city try to sit together at the Business Sessio~ so that, if amendments are considered, there may be an c~l~xtunity to exchange points of view and arrive at a ommensus before the city's ~ote is cart. ~ur cooperation in returning the attached "~)ting delegate form" as soon as possible will be appreciated. E~mcutive Director League of California Cities Annual Conference Votin~ Procedures Fach member city with City officials registered at the Annual Conference has a right to cast cne vote on matters pertaining to League policy. 2. To cast the city's vote a city official must have in his or her possession the city's voting card and be registered with the Credentials Core'tree. 3. Prior to the Annual Conference, each city should designate a voting delegate and an alternate and return the Voting Delegate Form to the League for use by the Credentials (kmm~ittee. 50 ® The voting delegate or' alternate may pick up the city's voting card at the voting delegate's desk in the confere~'e registration area. Free exchange of the voting ~rd bet~n the voting delegate and alternate is permitted. If neither the voting delegate nor alternate is able to attend the Business Session, the voting delegate or alternate may pass the voting card to another official from the same city by appearing in pers(a~ before a representative of the Credentials ODmmittee to make the exchange. Qualification of an initiative resolution is judged in part by the validity of signatures. (l~ly the signatures of city officials who, according to the records of the Credentials Co, m,~ittee, are authorized to use the city's voting card and who have left a sample of their signatures on the Credentials .Committee's register will be approved. In case of dispute, the Credentials Committee will determine the right of a city' official to vote at the Business Sessionl discdr ft .policy