Item #16 Designation of Voting Delegate - National League of Cities, Inc. Annual Business Meeting 40,4.
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AGENDA ITEM COVER SHEET
Meeting Date: October 20, 2015
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Subject: Designation of Voting Delegate — National League of Cities, 4. . nual Business
Meeting.
Background Summary:
The National League of Cities (NLC) is holding their Annual Business Meeting in Nashville, TN, on Saturday,
November 7, 2015 at the conclusion of the Congress of the Cities and Exposition. The NLC is requesting that
City of Ocoee's Voting Delegate, as well as two alternates, are designated and received by October 30, 2015.
Issue:
Designation of a Voting Delegate for the Annual NLC Business Meeting. One official from the City of Ocoee
(under 50,000 population) will vote on behalf of the City. Two officials will be selected as alternates.
Commissioner Keller, Commissioner Johnson, and Mayor Grogan are attending the conference.
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 "x")
Public Hearing For Clerk's Dept Use:
Ordinance First Reading Consent Agenda
Ordinance Second Reading Public Hearing
Resolution X, Regular Agenda
Commission Approval
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Original Document/Contract Attached for Execution by City Clerk
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NA TIONAL 2015 Officers Chief Executive Officer/
Executive Director
LEAGUE President First Vice President Second Vice President Past President Oarence E. Anthony
Ralph E. Becker Melodee Colbert -Kean Matt Zone Christopher B. Coleman Deputy Executive
OT t CITIES Mayor Councilmember Councilmember Mayor Director
Salt lake City, Utah Joplin, Missouri Cleveland, Ohio Saint Paul, Minnesota Antoinette A. Samuel
September 22, 2015
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 7,
2015, at the conclusion of the Congress of Cities and Exposition in Nashville, Tennessee. As a direct
member city, your city is entitled to vote at this meeting. Based on population as of the 2010 Census,
each member city casts 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 /or alternate(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 October 30, 2015, 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 remyanlc.org, or 202 - 626 -3026.
Thank you,
Clarence E. Anthony
Executive Director
Enclosure
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CREDENTIALS FORM
'NAL I.F,AGUE OF CITIES • 2015 CONGRESS OF CITIES AND EXPOSITION• NASHVILLt, _
al Business Meeting on Saturday, November 7, 2015, from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., each direct member city of the National League
.itled to cast from one to 20 votes based upon the city's population per the 2010 census, through its designated voting delegate.
ow your city and state, your voting delegate and alternate(s), and sign and date the form. The form should be returned by October 3
voting delegate and alternate(s) from: FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
(DO NOT WRITE IN THIS SPACE)
r Ocoee Ocoee, FL Voting card issued to:
DELEGATE:
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Votes: 1
VATE VOTING DELEGATE(S):
1E: 3. NAME:
.E: TITLE:
PLEASE SIGN AND RETURN THIS FORM TO NLC BY OCTOBER 30, 2015
A ZONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES, 1301 PENNSYLVANIA AVE., NW, SUITE 550, WASHINGTON, DC 20004
4 IL: MEMBERSHIP@NLC.ORG; FAX: 202 - 626 -3109