HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 039-20 - Resolution Supoorting NLC Leading Together 2020 Cities Agenda
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the 2020 presidential election will be historic in scope, consequence, and in
determining the future direction of intergovernmental relations in the United States; and
WHEREAS, the next President will be tasked with governing more than 330 million Americans; and
WHEREAS, Rochester is home to 116,961 of those Americans and is one of the 19,000
municipalities represented by the National League of Cities (NLC); and
WHEREAS, NLC has launched its Leading Together 2020 Cities Agenda in advance of the
upcoming presidential election, which was created by a bipartisan task force composed of 28 local
leaders from around the country; and
WHEREAS, the 2020 Cities Agenda lays out four principles and four priorities that candidates for
President of the United States should support prior to seeking the endorsement of local leaders;
and
WHEREAS, the 2020 Cities Agenda reflects local leaders’ strong understanding of Americans’ top
priorities and concerns, and represents an agenda for a strong, safe and fair nation.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Rochester,
Minnesota supports the 2020 Cities Agenda created by the National League of Cities; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Common Council of the City of Rochester urges all
candidates running for President to support the 2020 Cities Agenda; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that copies of this resolution and the 2020 Cities Agenda be
forwarded to appropriate points of contact for the campaigns of each candidate running for office
of the President at the time of this resolution’s adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS __________ DAY OF _______________, 2020.
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PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST: __________________________
CITY CLERK
APPROVED THIS _____ DAY OF ______________________, 2020.
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MAYOR OF SAID CITY
(Seal of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota)