REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
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Action to Designate a Voting Delegate and Alternate(s) for the 2025 League of California Cities Annual Conference and Expo on October 8-10, 2025
Report
BACKGROUND
The 2025 League of California Cities Annual Conference and Expo will be held in Long Beach, California from October 8 through October 10, 2025. During the Annual Conference, the League of California Cities will convene a member-driven General Assembly at the Cal Cities Annual Conference and Expo on Friday, October 10, 2025.
The League of California Cities issued an informational packet (Attachment 1) advising City Council action by September 24, 2025, as the final date to designate a voting delegate and alternate delegates. The City of Santa Clara is a full-voting member of the League of California Cities. Each member city has a right to cast one vote on matters pertaining to League of California Cities policy. Per the League of California Cities bylaws, to vote at the General Assembly, the City Council must designate a voting delegate and up to two alternate voting delegates, one of whom may vote if the designated voting delegate is unable to serve. The voting delegate and alternates must be approved by City Council action and cannot be accomplished by individual action or by the Mayor or City Manager alone. Voting delegates will consider and vote on resolutions during the General Assembly. Potential League of California Cities bylaws amendments are also considered at this meeting. Resolutions approved during the General Assembly become League of California Cities policy.
The League of California Cities has not received any general resolutions to be considered by the General Assembly at the Annual Conference by their August 9, 2025 deadline. However, there may be petitioned resolutions introduced and qualified during the annual conference which will convene the General Assembly, requiring the City's voting delegate to vote on behalf of the City. Such vote(s) sho...
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