Report Prepared by: Jennifer Flachman, Senior Management Analyst
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SUBJECT: Designation of A Voting Delegate for the 2025 League of California Cities Annual Conference Annual Business Meeting, October 8th - 10th, 2025, Long Beach, CA
REPORT IN BRIEF
Designate District Three City Council Representative Mike Harris as the City’s Voting Delegate for the 2025 League of California Cities Annual Conference Annual Business Meeting, October 8 - 10, 2025, Long Beach, CA.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion:
A. Designating District Three City Council Representative Mike Harris as the City’s Voting Delegate for the October 8 through 10, 2025, League of California Cities Annual Conference Business Meeting; and
B. Authorizing staff to submit the Voting Delegate designation form to the League of California Cities prior to the conference.
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ALTERNATIVES
1. Designate voting representative as outlined in the staff report; or
2. Take no action.
AUTHORITY
Charter of the City of Merced, Section 200.
DISCUSSION
To expedite the conduct of business at this policy making meeting, each City Council is asked to designate a voting representative who will be present at the Annual Business Meeting. The League bylaws provide that each city is entitled to one vote in matters affecting municipal or League policy.
As Councilmember Harris will attend the Annual Business Meeting, it is expected that Councilmember Harris be designated as the voting delegate.
Cal Cities requires that voting delegates be formally designated by City Council action. This action cannot be delegated to the mayor or the city manager.
Once the City Council has made its designation, staff will submit the delegate information through the Cal Cities online portal.
IMPACT ON CITY RESOURCES
None.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Cal Cities General Assembly Voting Guidelines