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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025 07 14 Regular 503 - Designation of Voting Delegate to 2025 Florida League of Cities Annual ConferenceREGULAR AGENDA ITEM 503 CITY COMMISSION AGENDA | JULY 14, 2025 REGULAR MEETING TITLE Designation of Voting Delegate to 2025 Florida League of Cities Annual Conference SUMMARY The 99th Florida League of Cities Annual Conference is scheduled to be held at the Signia by Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek in Orlando, Florida, from August 14-16, 2025. A formal request from the Florida League of Cities has been received requesting that each member municipality designate a City representative as their "Voting Delegate" for the 99th Florida League of Cities Annual Conference. FUNDING SOURCE RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends the City Commission approve a Voting Delegate for the August 2025 Florida League of Cities Annual Conference and authorize the City Manager to execute appropriate documents. 444 To: Key Official From: Eryn Russell, Florida League of Cities Date: June 17, 2025 Subject: 2025 Annual Conference Voting Delegate Information The Florida League of Cities Annual Conference will be held at the Signia by Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek in Orlando, Florida, from August 14-16, 2025. This conference will provide valuable educational opportunities to help Florida’s municipal officials serve their citizenry more effectively. We ask that each member municipality sending delegates to the Annual Conference designate one elected official to serve as its Voting Delegate and cast the municipality’s votes at the Annual Business Meeting which will be held on Saturday, August 16, 2025. The Voting Delegate designated by each municipality will vote on all official business matters brought before the League membership and requiring a vote during the Business Meeting. Matters such as the election of League leadership, adoption of resolutions and any other official business matters affecting the League may be voted on during the Business Meeting. In accordance with the League’s by-laws, the number of votes allocated to each municipality is determined based upon population. The League will use the latest Florida Estimates of Population as published by the University of Florida, Bureau of Economic and Business Research. Annual Conference registration materials were sent to each municipality via the League's e-newsletter and are available online at flcities.com. If you have any questions about voting delegates, please email erussell@flcities.com. Voting delegate forms must be received by the League no later than July 31, 2025. Attachments: Form Designating Voting Delegate 445 2 of 2 2025 Annual Conference Florida League of Cities, Inc. August 14-16, 2025 Orlando, Florida It is important that each member municipality sending delegates to the Annual Conference of the Florida League of Cities designate one of its elected officials to cast the municipality’s votes at the Annual Business Meeting. League By-Laws require each municipality to select one person to serve as the municipality's Voting Delegate. Municipalities do not need to adopt a resolution to designate a voting delegate. Instead, please fill out this form and return it to the League office so that your voting delegate may be properly identified. Voting delegate forms must be received by the League no later than July 31, 2025. Designation of Voting Delegate Name of Voting Delegate: __________________________________________________ Title: ___________________________________________________________________ Delegate Email: __________________________________________________________ Municipality of: __________________________________________________________ AUTHORIZED BY: ______________________________________________ Name ______________________________________________ Title Return this form to: Eryn Russell Florida League of Cities, Inc. Post Office Box 1757 Tallahassee, FL 32302-1757 Email: erussell@flcities.com 446