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URGING THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE TO ENDORSE THE
NOMINATION OF COUNCILMEMBER BECKY HASKIN
TO THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES BOARD OF DIRECTORS
WHEREAS, each year prior to the Annual Conference the Texas Municipal League (TML) seeks
written expressions of interest from elected officials wanting to serve on the National League of Cities
(NLC) Board of Directors and
WHEREAS, each year the TML Board of Directors at the Annual Conference endorses no more than
three candidates and no more than one candidate from a single city for consideration as a nominee for
membership on the NLC Board of Directors and
WHEREAS, those individuals endorsed by TML, along with many other nominees from across the
nation, will be considered by NLC s Nominating Committee at the NLC Congress of Cities meeting in
Philadelphia in December and
WHEREAS, Councilmember Becky Raskin has formally expressed an interest in seeking the
endorsement of TML for nomination to membership on the NLC Board of Directors and
WHEREAS, Councilmember Haskin has served on the Fort Worth City Council for almost five years
and is very familiar with national and local issues related to cities and
WHEREAS Councilmember Raskin is familiar with both the TML and NLC organizations and
committee structure having served on a TML Legislative Policy Committee and a NLC Policy
Committee in previous years and
WHEREAS, because of her experience and effort, Councilmember Raskin would do an excellent job at
representing the City of Fort Worth and the cities of Texas as member of the NLC Board- of Directors
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
WORTH, TEXAS,
1 That the City of Fort Worth supports the candidacy of Councilmember Becky Haskin for
membership on the National League of Cities Board of Directors and
2 That the City of Fort Worth urges the Texas Municipal League to endorse Councilmember
Becky Raskin as a nominee for membership on the National League of Cities Board of
Directors
Adopted this 28th day of October 1997
Mayor Kenneth Barr
ATTEST
CITY OF FORT WORTH