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Designate Voting Delegate - Authorize and designate Council Member Liz Wynn as the voting delegate for the 2024 League of California Cities Annual Conference and Leslie Caviglia, City Manager and John Lollis, Assistant City Manager as the alternate voting delegates.
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Deadline for Action: 9/25/2024
Submitting Department: Administration
Contact Name and Phone Number: Michelle Nicholson, Chief Deputy City Clerk, 713-4512; michelle.nicholson@visalia.city
Department Recommendation:
It is recommended that the City Council designate Council Member Liz Wynn as the voting delegate for the 2024 League of California Cities Annual Conference and Leslie Caviglia, City Manager and John Lollis, Assistant City Manager as the alternate voting delegates.
Background Discussion: The League of California Cites Annual Conference is scheduled for October 16-18, 2024 in Long Beach. The City is a voting member of the League of California Cities and in order to participate in the voting at the annual conference, the City Council must formally appoint a voting delegate. Council may choose to appoint up to two alternate voting delegates. Council Member Liz Wynn will attend the General Assembly portion of the conference as the voting delegate.
An important part of the Annual Conference is the Annual Business Meeting, scheduled for noon on Friday, October 18, 2024. At this meeting, the League membership considers and takes action on resolutions that establish League policy. Policies established by the League form a legislative agenda that will be used to evaluate State legislative bills and rule changes in the coming year, and to set priorities for pursuing issues of statewide interest to cities. Consistent with League bylaws, a city's voting delegate must be designated by the City Council.
Fiscal Impact:
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