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Home My WebLink About1990 Resolution No. 042,/", RESOLUTION NO. ?'-"'- SERIES or 1990 A RESOLUTION REGARDIIIG MEMBERSHIP IN THE COLORADO MUNICIPAL LEAGUE. WHEREAS, it i ■ th■ d■■ir ■ ot th ■ City ot Englewood to continue to be intlu ■ntial in th■ stat ■ ot Colorado regarding local government i ■■u■■; and WHEREAS, th■ Colorado Municipal League provide ■ th ■ moat complete package ot ■■rvice ■ and assistance to the City ot tngl ■wood to enable th ■ City to continue it ■ high protila in ~h• Stat ■ ot Colorado; and WHEREAS, th■ Colorado Municipal League provide ■ th ■ City ot Englewood with valuable assistance in the area ■ ot lobbying, atat ■ law tormulation and interpretation, training and numerou■ other b■netit ■; and WHEREAS, in order tor the City ot Englewood to duplicate the ■e service ■ in-house it would be mor,1 costly than joining the Colorado Municipal League; NOW, THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS: The City ot Englewood ahall make the following payment: COLORADO MUNICIPAL LEAGUE ADOPTED AND APPROVED this Attest: ~ . d, ~iJ~,,r ~if. crow, cftiherk I, Patricia H. crow, City Clerk for the City ot Englewood, Colorado, hereby certify the above ia a true copy of Resolution No. £.8, Serie~ 199~. . $ '/. 'hl~.4 c'row · ~ COUNCIL COMMUNICATION DATI AGINDA ITIK 12 (-::) SUBJECT 1990 Membership in the Colorado Municipal League April 16, 1990 UITIATID BY City Manager's Office BTAJ'l BOIJRCI Roger Fraser, City Manager ISSQZ/ACTIQN PRQPQSZP Approval for payment of 1990 membership dues for the Colorado Municipal League (CML) in the amount of $19,442.86. d RZYIQQS CQQNCIL ACTION ity council discuaaed the CML dues in various tw~ months. Ken Bueche, Executive Director of on April 2, 1990, to outline activities of the study sessions over the past CML, met with City council League. IITUF ANALYSIS The Colorado Municipal League is the primary s upport for our legislative efforts at the local, state and federal level. They provide numerous activities and services to assist us in accomplishing the goal o1 higher visibility locally, statewide, and at the federal level. The technical activities for which CML provides assistance are identified below. Estimated coats to provide those services in-house are also itemized. Lobbying Annual Personnel survey Bi-Annual Water/Sewer Rate survey computer survey Cable TV Study Other Research Projects $25,000 -45,000 $5,000 $500 $200 $1,000 $2,000 The Colorado Municipal League provides extensive ■pecialized training in the area of local government. Training opportunitie ■ span all area ■ and activities of local govarn.~ant. Examples include seminars on budgeting, auditing, legal interpreta· ion ■, leader■hip ■kill ■, intergovernmental ~ •.■-uee, privatization, contracting ■ervlca ■, ate. Addition ally, if the l p ■cialized training for local government■ ■ponsorad by the League could be '--iound, it would be significantly more expen■ive to obtain, Th• political/networking acti vities for which CML provide• a ■■i ■tance are more difficult to quanti f y and assign dollar va l ues. Some examples of their a s sistance include: -Recommandations of local elected o f ficials for nomination to various state boards and committe e ■ (example: Mayor Van Dyke'■ nomination to the Varioue Solid Waste Task Force efforts). -Forming committee ■ to review propo ■ed legislation or to initiate legislation (examples: Pe ■ticide Bill, Worke r s' Compensation , Annaxation, Impact Fee ■, Election process). -Opportunities to meet other elected official ■ which lead to appointment recommendations for boards and committee■, contacts to call upon for considerati on and other points of view on local and state issue ■, contacts to problem-solve with, etc. -Allows indiv idual communitiaa to leverage political "clout• by working all representatives and senators toward individual or communal local government iss ues. General information is available from the CML and is utilized extensively by City staff. As Mr. Bueche indicated, they receive one phone call every day from Englewood city staff or elected officials. Opportunities to gain knowledge of projects undertaken by other municipalities across the state results in our ability to a c cess individuals and communities and learn from their efforts. Th ia enables Englewood to conserve -,f fort and cost by not having to "re-invent the wheal". The consequences we would experience from not joining CML include the following: -We would have limited effectiveness on legislati ve issues of general municipal interest and the costs for our efforts would be higher . -We would not be able to participate i n or influence statewide municipal policy issues. -The City would have no access to the substanti~l resource base provided by the CML. -Interaction with peers in other communities would be reduced and subsequently, a reduction in our ability to learn from the experiences of others would occ ur. -The City Council and staff would not be able to parti cipate i n CML functions such as policy dr,,velopment, some training opport.:nities, comparison studies on is ■ues of municipal interest, etc. Staff's recommendation is to continue supporting the Co l orado Municipal League and to pay the annual dues of $19,442.86 . FINANCnL City Counc il budgeted for this expense in the 1990 Ci ty Council Budget.