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AGENDA ITEM COVER SHEET
Meeting Date: October 21, 2014
Item # a
Reviewed By:
Contact Name: Beth Eikenberry Department Director:
Contact Number: Ext #1022 City Manager:
Subject: Designation of Voting Delegate National League of Cities, rnc. Annual Business
Meeting.
Background Summary:
The National League of Cities (NLC) is holding their Annual Business Meeting in Austin, Texas, on Saturday,
November 22, 2014 at the conclusion of the Congress of the Cities and Exposition. The NLC is requesting that
City of Ocoee's Voting Delegate is designated and received by November 5, 2014.
Issue:
Designation of a Voting Delegate for the Annual NLC Business Meeting. One official from the City of Ocoee
(population under 50,000) will vote on behalf of the City.
Recommendations
Staff recommends the City Commission designate a Voting Delegate and alternate(s) for the Annual NLC
Business Meeting.
Attachments:
National League of Cities, Inc. Letter
Voting Delegate Designation Form
Financial Impact:
None
Type of Item: (please mark with an 'k')
Public Hearing
Ordinance First Reading
Ordinance Second Reading
Resolution
Commission Approval
Discussion & Direction
For Clerk's Dept Use:
Consent Agenda
Public Hearing
Regular Agenda'
Original Document/Contract Attached for Execution by City Clerk
Original Document/Contract Held by Department for Execution
Reviewed by City Attorney N/A
Reviewed by Finance Dept. N/A
Reviewed by Q N/A
NATIONAL
LEAGUE
or CITIES
2014 Officers
President First Vice President Second Vice President
(Irristopher B. Colernan Ralph E. Becker Melodee Colbert Kean
Mayor Mayor Mayor
Saint Paul, Minnesota Salt lake City, Utah Joplin, Missouri
Immediate Past President
Marie Lopez Rogers
Mayor
Avondale, Arizona
Executive Director
(larence E. Anthony
Deputy Executive Director
Antoinette A. Samuel
September 30, 2014
Beth Eikenberry
City Clerk
City of Ocoee
150 N Lakeshore Dr.
Ocoee, FL 34761 -2258
Dear City Clerk Eikenberry:
The National League of Cities' (NLC) Annual Business Meeting will be held on Saturday, November 22,
2014, at the conclusion of the Congress of Cities and Exposition in Austin, Texas. As a direct member
city, your city is entitled to vote at this meeting. Based on your population as of the 2010 Census, each
member city may cast between one and twenty votes. The number of votes for each population range can
be found below.
POPULATION
VOTES
POPULATION
VOTES
Under 50,000
1 vote
500,000 — 599,999
12 votes
50,000 — 99,999
2 votes
600,000 — 699,999
14 votes
100,000 — 199,999
4 votes
700,000 — 799,999
16 votes
200,000 — 299,999
6 votes
800,000 — 899,999
18 votes
300,000 — 399,999
8 votes
900,000 and above
20 votes
400,000 — 499,999
10 votes
To be eligible to cast a city's vote, a voting delegate and altemate(s) must be officially designated by the
city using the enclosed credentials form and the city's membership in NLC must be up to date. NLC
bylaws expressly prohibit voting by proxy.
At the Congress of Cities, the voting delegate must pick up and sign for the city's voting card at the Ask
NLC Booth before the Annual Business Meeting and must be present at the Annual Business Meeting to
cast the city's vote. The Ask NLC Booth will be open during scheduled times throughout the Congress of
Cities and Exposition.
Please return the completed form to NLC by mail, fax (202- 626 -3109) or email
membership@nlc.org before November 5, 2014, and keep a copy for your files. If you have any
questions, please contact Mae Davis, at mdavis@nlc.org or 202 - 626 -3150; or contact Gail Remy,
Director of Member Relations at remy(cr�,nlc.org or 202 - 626 -3026.
Thank you,
Clarence E. Anthony
Executive Director
Enclosure
1301 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20004.1163 1202-626-3000 1 Fax: 202.626.3043 1 www.nlc.org
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CREDENTIALS FORM
NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES . 2014 CONGRESS OF CITIES AND EXPOSITION- AUSTIN, TEXAS
At the Annual Business Meeting on Saturday, November 22, 2014, from 2 :30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., each direct member city of the National League of Cities
(NLC) is entitled to cast from one to 20 votes based upon the city's population per the 2010 census, through its designated voting delegate. Please
indicate below your city and state, your voting delegate and alternate(s), and sign and date the form. The form should be returned by November 5,
2014.
The official voting delegate and alternate(s) for:
FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
Voting card issued to:
City of Ocoee
VOTING DELEGATE:
1. NAME:
Ocoee, FL
TITLE:
ALTERNATE VOTING DELEGATE(S):
2. NAME:
TITLE.
(signature)
Votes: (1)
3. NAME:
TITLE:
PLEASE SIGN AND RETURN THIS FORM TO NLC BY NOVEMBER 5, 2014
ATTENTION: MAE DAVIS, NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES, 1301 PENNSYLVANIA AVE., NW, SUITE 550, WASHINGTON, DC 20004
EMAIL: MEMBERSHIP@NLC.ORG: FAX: 202- 626 -3109
Signature (city representative):
Date: