[Durham INC] Durham Council Members Re-Appointed to NLC Steering Committees

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

 

 

News Release

 

For Details, Contact:

Amy Blalock

Sr. Public Affairs Specialist

(919) 560-4123 x 11253

(919) 475-7735 (cell)

Amy.Blalock at DurhamNC.gov

 

 

 

 

For Immediate Release: January 11, 2012

 

 

 

Durham Council Members Re-Appointed to National League of Cities'
Steering Committees

Mayor Pro Tempore Also Appointed to N.C. League of Municipalities
Committee

 

DURHAM, N.C. - National League of Cities (NLC) President Ted Ellis has
announced the re-appointments of two Durham City Council members to 2012
steering committees.

 

Mayor Pro Tempore Cora Cole-McFadden has been re-appointed to the NLC's
2012 Human Development Steering Committee. This committee is responsible
for developing policy positions on issues involving social services,
children and learning, poverty and income support, employment and
workforce development, equal opportunity, Social Security and seniors,
individuals with disabilities, public health care, mental health parity
and immigration reform. 

 

City Council Member Mike Woodard has also been re-appointed to the NLC's
2012 Transportation Infrastructure and Services Steering Committee. This
committee is responsible for developing policy positions on issues
involving transportation, including planning, funding, safety and
security of public transit, streets and highways, aviation, railroads
and ports. Woodard was first appointed to the committee in 2010. 

 

In addition to Cole-McFadden's NLC re-appointment, she has also been
recently appointed for a two-year term as a member of the Tax and
Finance Legislative Action Committee for the North Carolina League of
Municipalities. This committee consider policies related to bonds/debt
financing, budgeting/fiscal control, economic development, incentives,
impact fees, interlocal financing, investment of government funds,
property tax, public-private partnership, sales tax, special
assessments, state-collected taxes (utility franchise, beer/wine,
telecommunications, video programming, and solid waste tipping fees),
tax reform, and user charges.

 

For more information about Cole-McFadden, visit 
http://DurhamNC.gov/ich/cc/Pages/Cora-Cole-McFadden.aspx. For more
information about Woodard, visit 
http://DurhamNC.gov/ich/cc/Pages/J--Michael-Woodard.aspx. 

 

About the National League of Cities

The National League of Cities is the nation's oldest and largest
organization devoted to strengthening and promoting cities as centers of
opportunity, leadership and governance. NLC is a resource and advocate
for 19,000 cities, towns, and villages, representing more than 218
million Americans. For more information, visit www.nlc.org
<http://www.nlc.org/inside_nlc/committeescouncils.aspx> . 

 

About the North Carolina League of Municipalities

The North Carolina League of Municipalities is a membership association
of more than 540 North Carolina communities. For more than 100 years,
the association has promoted good government by offering non-partisan
advocacy, insurance, and other services as directed by their membership.
For more information, visit www.nclm.org.

 

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