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CITY O F SAN LUIS O B I S P O
FROM: Audrey Hooper, City Clerk(k
Prepared By: Julie O'Connor, Deputy City Clerk
SUBJECT: LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES ANNUAL CONFERENCE
VOTING DELEGATE/ALTERNATE 2007
RECOMMENDATION
Designate Mayor Romero as the voting delegate and Vice Mayor Mulholland 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 5,
through Saturday, September 8, at the Sacramento Convention Center. The annual business
meeting will be held at 8:30 a.m., September 8. 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 13, 2007. 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
I. Voting Delegate Form
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Annual Conference Voting Procedures
2007 Annual Conference
I. One City One Vote. Each member city has a right to cast one vote on matters pertaining to
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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.
3. 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. We
encourage voting delegates and alternates to sign in at the Voting Delegate Desk so that they
may receive a special stamp 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.
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. The voting card may be
transferred freely between the voting delegate and alternates,but may not be transferred to
another city official who is not either a voting delegate or alternate.
5. 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 city's
voting delegate and alternates wish to sit together, all 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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2007 ANNUAL CONFERENCE
VOTING DELEGATE/ALTERNATE FORM
Please complete this form and return it to the League office by August 13,2007. Forms not sent by
this deadline may be returned to the Voting Delegate Desk located in the Annual Conference
Registration Area. Your city council may designate one voting delegate and up to two alternates.
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: 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
alternates wish to sit together at the Business Meeting,they are all encouraged to sign in at the Voting
Desk in order to obtain the identifying stamp that will admit them to the special voting area.
1. VOTING DELEGATE
Name:
Title:
2. VOTING DELEGATE - ALTERNATE 3. 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 by August 13 to:
League of California Cities
ATTN: Mary McCullough FAX: (916) 658-8240
1400 K Street
Sacramento,-CA, 958.1.4
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