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CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
FROM: Elaina Cano, City Clerk
SUBJECT: LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES ANNUAL CONFERENCE
VOTING DELEGATE/ALTERNATE 2010
RECOMMENDATION
Designate Mayor Dave Romero as the voting delegate and Vice Mayor Andrew Carter 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 15,
through Friday, September 17, 2010 at the San Diego Convention Center. The League's annual
business meeting will be held at 3:00 p.m., on September 17''. Only those individuals who are
voting delegates (or alternates) may sign petitions to initiate a resolution pertaining to League
policy.
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 20, 2010. It has been past practice for Council to designate
the Mayoras voting delegate and the Vice Mayor as voting alternate.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Annual Conference Voting Procedures
2. Voting Delegate Form
G:\City Clerk Agenda Reports-General Correspondence\Agenda Report-Annual League Voting Delegate 2010.doc
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
2010 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 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. 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.
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 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 name 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.
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2010 ANNUAL CONFERENCE
VOTING DELEGATE/ALTERNATE FORM
Please complete this form and return it to the League office by Friday, August 20, 2010.
Forms not sent by this deadline may be submitted 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(General Assembly),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 designated area will be limited to individuals(voting delegates and
alternates) who are identified with a special sticker on their conference badge.This sticker can be
obtained only at the Voting Delegate Desk.
1. VOTING DELEGATE
Name:
Title:
2. VOTING DELEGATE - ALTERNATE 3. VOTING DELEGATE -ALTERNATE
Name: Name:
Title: Title:
PLEASE ATTACH COUNCIL RESOLUTION DESIGNATING VOTING DELEGATE
AND ALTERNATES.
OR
ATTEST: I affirm that the information provided reflects action by the city council to
designate the voting delegate and alternate(s).
Name: E-mail
Mayor or City Clerk Phone:
(circle one) (signature)
Date:
Please complete and return by Friday August 20 to:
League of California Cities FAX: (916) 658-8240
ATTN: Mary McCullough E-mail: mccullom@cacities.org
1400 K Street (916) 658-8247 L,�_a
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Sacramento, CA 95814
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