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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06 LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES VOTING DELEGATEDocuSign Envelope ID: 8C145D01-B89B-45OF-BC13-OE8BA1617902 Agenda Item 6 Y AGENDA REPORT Reviewed: m�� City Manager Finance Director N/A MEETING DATE: JULY 21, 2020 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: MATTHEW S. WEST, CITY MANAGER SUBJECT: DESIGNATION OF VOTING DELEGATES AND ALTERNATES — LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 7 - 9, 2020 (LONG BEACH) SUMMARY: In order to vote at the Annual Business Meeting, the City Council must designate a voting delegate and up to two alternate voting delegates, one of whom may vote in the event that the designated voting delegate is unable to serve in that capacity. RECOMMENDATION: Pleasure of the City Council. FISCAL IMPACT: The voting delegate and alternates are required to be registered to attend the conference and be present in order to cast a vote. Therefore; the fiscal impact is limited to the cost of the conference registration. BACKGROUND: The League of California Cities Annual Conference is scheduled for October 7 - 9, 2020 in Long Beach. An important part of the Annual Conference is the Annual Business Meeting (during General Assembly) scheduled on Friday, October 9. At this meeting, the League membership considers and takes action on resolutions that establish League policy. The League of California Cities provided the attached procedures to ensure the integrity of the voting process at the Annual Business Meeting. The procedures assume that the conference will be held in-person at the Long Beach Convention Center as planned. Should COVID-19 conditions and restrictions prohibit the League from holding an in-person conference, new procedures will be provided. Attachment: Annual Conference Voting Procedures DocuSign Envelope ID: 8C145D01-B89B-45OF-BC13-OE8BA1617902 LEAGUE 0V CAL! r-0KN 1A l�tCITIES Annual Conference Voting Procedures 1. One City One Vote. Each member city has a right to cast one vote on matters pertaining to League policy. 2. Designating a City Voting Representative. Prior to the Annual Conference, each city council may designate a voting delegate and up to two alternates; these individuals are identified on the Voting Delegate Form provided to the League Credentials Committee. Registering with the Credentials Committee. The voting delegate, or alternates, may pick up the city's voting card at the Voting Delegate Desk in the conference registration area. Voting delegates and alternates must sign in at the Voting Delegate Desk. Here they will receive a special sticker on their name badge and thus be admitted to the voting area at the Business Meeting. 4. Signing Initiated Resolution Petitions. Only those individuals who are voting delegates (or alternates), and who have picked up their city's voting card by providing a signature to the Credentials Committee at the Voting Delegate Desk, may sign petitions to initiate a resolution. Voting. 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 Committee. The voting card may be transferred freely between the voting delegate and alternates, but may not be transferred to another city official who is neither a voting delegate or alternate. 6. Voting Area at Business Meeting. At the Business Meeting, individuals with a voting card will sit in a designated area. Admission will be limited to those individuals with a special sticker on their naive badge identifying them as a voting delegate or alternate. 7. Resolving Disputes. In case of dispute, the Credentials Committee will determine the validity of signatures on petitioned resolutions and the right of a city official to vote at the Business Meeting.