Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Finance & Management to contract with the National League of Cities (NLC), for the purpose of the City hosting and promoting the 2016 National Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials (NBC-LEO) Annual Summer Conference and Board of Directors Meeting. The National League of Cities (NLC) is dedicated to helping city leaders build better communities. Working in partnership with the 49 state municipal leagues, NLC serves as a resource to and an advocate for the more than 19,000 cities, villages and towns it represents. NBC-LEO of NLC annually convenes its Summer Conference and Board of Directors Meeting in various NLC member cities around the country. The event normally attracts between 100 and 150 participants and guests each year. The three-day conference (with one additional early bird day occurring on a Wednesday) provides a myriad of educational and training opportunities for NBC-LEO’s NLC municipal officials.
The principal duties of a future conference host are to fundraise for the conference’s expenses and identify program areas (such as local best practices, municipal programs, community projects, etc.), prospective keynote and workshop speakers and other resource contacts for the conference sessions.
Part of the criteria for the City submitting the application to host the conference will include the submission of $35,000 along with the application which will be deposited and earmarked for basic conference infrastructure costs.
Emergency action is requested so that an immediate payment can be made.
National League of Cities, Contract Compliance No. 52-6055762
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for this contract is available within the 2015 General Fund budget.
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To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management to enter into contract with the National League of Cities (NLC), for the purpose of the City hosting and promoting the 2016 National Blac...
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