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<br />National 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W
<br />League Washington, D.C.
<br />of 20004
<br />Cities (202) 626-3000
<br /> Fax: (202) 626-3043
<br />Officers
<br />March 14, 1996
<br />President
<br />Gregory S. Lashutka
<br />Mayor, Columbus, Ohio
<br />First Vice President
<br />Mark S. Schwartz
<br />Council Member, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
<br />Second Vice President
<br />Brian J. O'Neill
<br />Council Member, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
<br />Immediate Past President
<br />Carolyn Long Banks
<br />Councilwoman-at-Large, Atlanta, Georgia
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<br />Executive Director
<br />Donald J. Borut
<br />To: Mayors of Direct Member Cities
<br />Executive Directors of State Municipal Leagues
<br />From: Gregory S. Lashutka
<br />President
<br />Subject.: Amendments to the NLC Bylaws
<br />At its July 14-15, 1995, meeting in Atlanta, the NLC, Board of
<br />Directors accepted the report of a special Bylaws Committee which
<br />recommended one amendment to the NLC Bylaws. The Bylaws
<br />Committee, which was initially appointed in March 1993 by then-
<br />NLC President Donald M. Fraser, was asked in January 1995 by
<br />then-NLC. President Carolyn Long Banks to reconvene to review
<br />procedures for election. of NLC officers and for filling
<br />leadership vacancies. The committee was chaired by Past
<br />President Bob Bolen, former mayor of Fort Worth, Texas.
<br />This package includes specific language to amend the Bylaws, a
<br />ballot which suet be returned. to NLC headctuarters by Aprl_26~
<br />1996, and a postage paid reply envelope to return your ballot by
<br />the deadline. Ballots may also be returned by fax at
<br />(202) 626-3143. However, if you return your ballot by fax,
<br />please do not mail the ballot.
<br />The proposed Bylaws Amendment is as follows:
<br />Amend Section 6 of Article III to modify and clarify the process
<br />for filling leadership vacancies. The recommended language is as
<br />follows (new language is underlined and deleted language is
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<br />A vacancy in the office ,of second vice president ar
<br />other elected member of the Board of Directors shall be
<br />continue until a new, qualified person is elected under
<br />Article III, Section 5, unless it is filled for the
<br />unexpired term by a person selected by a majority vote
<br />Peat Presidents: Glenda E. Hood, Mayor, Orlando, Florida Sharpe James, Mayor, Newark, New Jersey Cathy Reynolds, Councilwoman-at-Large, Denver, Colorado Directors: Karen
<br />Anderson, Mayor, Minnetonka, Minnesota Clarence E. Anthony, Mayor, South Bay, Florida Ken Baeehus, Councilman-at-Large, Kansas City, Missouri Geoffrey Beckwith, Executive
<br />Director, Massachusetts Municipal Association Lara Blakely, Council Member, Monrovia, California • Eddie L. Blankenship, City Council President, Birmingham, Alabama Lucille C.
<br />Brogden, Council Vice President, Hyattsville, Maryland John W. Butt, Councilman, Chesapeake, Virginia Carol Y. Clark, Councilmember, East Orange, New Jersey Larry R. Curtis,
<br />Mayor, Ames, Iowa Alvin P. DuPont, Mayor, Tuscaloosa, Alabama John Ferraro, City Council President, Los Angeles, California Patricia Figueroa, Council Member, Mountain View,
<br />California Stan Finkelstein, Executive Director, Association of Washington Cities • Paul Helmke, Mayor, Fort Wayne, Indiana James C. Hunt, Councilmember, Clarksburg, West
<br />Virginia Linda Lawrence, Alderman, Wausau, Wisconsin Christopher K. McKenzie, Executive Director, League of Kansas Municipalities Beverly Melton, Board of Aldermen President,
<br />Louisville, Kentucky David W. Moore, Mayor, Beaumont, Texas Kathy M. Morris, Mayor, San Marcos, Texas William F. Murphy, Mayor, Woodridge, Illinois Thomas C. Owena,
<br />Council President, Overland Park, Kansas David L. Perry, Sr., Mayor Pro Tem, Plano, Texas Michael J. Ouinn, Executive Director, Indiana Association of Cities and Towns Alice
<br />Schlenker, Mayor, Lake Oswego, Oregon Larry L. Schultz, Councilman, Rockledge, Florida Winston Searles, Mayor Pro Tem, Rock Hill, South Carolina Judy Ferguson Shaw,
<br />Councilwoman, Berkeley, Missouri Joseph F. Sinklawic, Mayor, Loves Park, Illinois Joseph A. Sweat, Executive Director, Tennessee Municipal League Marian B. Tasco, Councilwoman,
<br />Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Reford C. Theobold, Council Member, Grand Junction, Colorado WIIIiam E. Thornton, Mayor, San Antonio, Texas John R. Thune, Executive Director,
<br />South Dakofa Municipal League Marcia Weaver, Council Member, Jackson, Mississippi Thomas L. Werth, Mayor, Rochester, Michigan George C. Wright, Jr., Executive Director,
<br />Delaware League of Local Governments Charles C. Yancey, Councillor, Boston, Massachusetts Don Zimmerman, Executive Director, Arkansas Municipal League
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