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FROM: Audrey Hooper, City Clerk
Prepared By: Elaina Cano,Deputy City Clerk.
SUBJECT: LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES ANNUAL CONFERENCE
VOTING DELEGATE/ALTERNATE 2006
RECOMMENDATION
Designate Mayor Romero as the voting delegate and Vice Mayor Settle as the voting alternate to
the League of California Cities Annual Conference.
DISCUSSION
This year's League of California Cities Conference is scheduled for Wednesday, September 6,
through Saturday, September 9, at the San Diego Convention Center. The annual business
meeting will be held at 8:30 a.m., September 9. It is important that cities be represented at the
business meeting in order to vote on conference resolutions.
Each City Council is asked to designate a voting delegate and a voting alternate who will be
present at the annual business meeting. League bylaws provide that each city is entitled to one
vote in matters affecting municipal or League policy. The League must receive the Voting
Delegate Form no later than August 15, 2006. It has been past practice for Council to designate
the Mayor as voting delegate and the Vice Mayor as voting alternate.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Annual Conference Voting Procedures
2. Voting Delegate Form
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ATTACHMENT 1
LEAGUE 1400 K Street, Suite 400 • Sacramento, California 95814
Phone: 916.658.8200 Fax: 916.658.8240
OF CALIFORNIA www.cacities.org
CITIES
Annual Conference Voting Procedures
2006 Annual Conference
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 designates a voting delegate and an alternate; these individuals are identified in the
Voting Delegate Form provided to the League Credentials Committee.
3. Registering with the Credentials Committee. The voting delegate, or alternate, may pick
up the city's voting card at the voting card desk in the conference registration area.
4. Signing Initiated Resolution Petitions. Only those individuals registered and with
signatures on file with the Credentials Committee may sign petitions to initiate a resolution.
5. 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.
6. New Voting Area at Business Meeting. At the Business Meeting, individuals with the
voting card will sit in a separate area. Admission will be limited to those individuals with a
special stamp on their name badge identifying them as a voting delegate or alternate. If the
voting delegate and alternate wish to sit together,both should sign in at the Voting Delegate
desk and obtain the special stamps on their badges.
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.
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LEAGUE
- CITIES CITY:
2006 ANNUAL CONFERENCE
VOTING DELEGATE/ALTERNATE FORM
Please complete this form and return it to the League office by August 15, 2006. Forms not
sent by this deadline may be returned to the Voting Delegate Desk located in the Annual
Conference Registration Area.
In order to vote at the Annual Business Meeting, voting delegates and alternates must be
designated by your city council. Please attach the council resolution as proof of designation. As
an alternative, the Mayor or City Clerk may sign this form, affirming that the designation reflects
the action taken by the council.
Please note: At this year's conference, voting delegates and alternates will be seated in a
separate area at the Annual Business Meeting. Admission to this special area will be limited to
individuals(voting delegates and alternates) who are identified with a special stamp on their
conference badge. If your city's voting delegate and alternate wish to sit together at the Business
Meeting, they are both encouraged to register at the Voting Desk in order to obtain the
identifying stamp that will admit them to the special voting area.
1. VOTING DELEGATE 2. VOTING DELEGATE ALTERNATE
Name: Name:
Title: Title:
ATTEST (I affirm that the information provided reflects action by the city council to
designate the voting delegate and alternate.)
Name: Phone:
Title: Date:
Please complete-and return bv_Auzust 15 to:
League of California Cities
ATTN: Debbie Kinsey FAX: (916) 658-8240
1400 K Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
AC2006 V otingDelegate Letter.doc
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