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• • <br />-4- <br />b. shall be concerned with federal government policy and, therefore, be addressed <br />to federal government policy makers; <br />c. shall neither contradict nor duplicate existing NLC policy statements, except <br />where they are intended to amend or repeal such policy; <br />d. shall not compromise the independence or integrity of individual member cities <br />to pursue any course of action adopted by appropriate municipal policy-making <br />bodies; and <br />e. shall not compromise the budget making, program determining, or priority <br />setting role of the NLC Board. <br />2. As basic, continuing organizational policy positions, proposed amendments to the <br />National Municipal Policy should specify city positions on federal roles and <br />responsibilities, policy goals, purposes, principles and/or program characteristics <br />within the broad subject areas covered by existing policy or authorized by NLC's <br />Board action. They should not refer to proposed Congressional legislation by title, <br />sponsor's name, or bill number. <br />3. Resolutions should be restricted to those action-specific items of short-term utility <br />addressed to the Congress or the President. In separate resolutions, specific reference <br />to proposed legislation by title, sponsor's name, or bill number is appropriate. <br />4. Resolutions shall be considered only when they do not conflict with or contradict the <br />existing National Munic~al Policv. <br /> <br />Further information regarding the NLC policy process may be secured prior to the Congress <br />of Cities from: <br />Sharon Anderson <br />Center for Policy and Federal Relations <br />National League of Cities <br />1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. <br />Washington, D.C. 20004 <br />(202) 626-3020 <br />nmp96.eoc <br />