City Council Study Session Agenda and Packet 2009 01 27

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Advocacy, information and training to build stronger cities and towns. Advocacy CML is your voice before the state and federal government, employing a general counsel, staff attorneys and full-time lobbyists to ensure that all municipalities are well represented at the State Capitol. The League monitors the Colorado Legislature for proposals that would affect municipalities and works to pass, defeat or amend legislation in accordance with general municipal interests and membership direction. The work of state agencies also is under the watchful eye of CML, as are statewide ballot issues. Respected and honored with many awards, CML is recognized as the leading municipal voice before the General Assembly, Congress and the courts. CML represents Colorado' municipal interests at the federal level, as well, and is an active member of the National League of Cities. The League participates. as amicus curiae (friend of the court) in state and federal appellate court cases that involve issues important to municipalities. Information CML provides the accessible information you need to serve your municipality and its residents. Each year, staff responds to individual inquiries with information and advice about municipal government as well as sample documents from the League's extensive library. CML periodicals (the bimonthly magazine, Colorado Municipalities; biweekly CML Newsletter; and Statehouse Report while the General Assembly is in session) and books capture important technical and legal research. The League also distributes email (Issues Update and CML News) on emerging issues and posts regularly to our Web site, www.cml.org. as well as facilitates information through networking by emaillistservs that allow peers to share information and ideas electronically. Training CML offers dynamic events and workshops to support your continuing education and training. The sessions and meetings attract about 1,000 participants from throughout Colorado every year. League workshops are affordable, capacity-building sessions that promote better understanding of municipal government and provide tools for effective leadership. Topics are timely and relevant. Examples include leadership, meeting facilitation, communication and parliamentary procedure. Each June, the CML Annual Conference is the premier meeting for municipal officials in Colorado; municipal officials from throughout the state attend the three-day series of seminars. The Seminar on Municipal Law is held each fall, while each February brings officials from cities and towns across the state to meet in Denver for the Legislative Workshop and an audience with state lawmakers. The League also hosts informative meetings across the state each spring and fall. Stronger cities and towns CML is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that has served and represented Colorado's cities and towns since 1923. The League offers membership to any incorporated city or town in Colorado, and currently serves more than 99 percent of Colorado's municipalities. Major policies of CML are established by the membership at an annual business meeting and by the CML Executive Board, Policy Committee and standing committees. The Executive Board is comprised of 19 officials who are elected by the membership at the CML annual business meeting. They serve for two-year terms. Service on the Policy Committee and standing committees is open to any municipal official from a member city or town, Daily operations of the League are carried out by CML staff. CML also has special-interest sections that cooperate with and help the municipal officials performing specific functions for their communities. Examples of sections include Mayors and Councilmembers, Managers, Attorneys and Clerks. CML is organized into 14 districts, along the same geographic lines as the state's 14 planning regions. Each district elects officers and holds at least one meeting a year that includes a program of interest to officials in that district. The sections and districts give CML depth and breadth in its understanding of municipal needs. Contact the League for more information Colorado Municipal League 1144 Sherman Street, Denver, CO 80203 303-831-6411' www.cml.org CML Tile Voice of Colorado's Cities and Towns