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�-�.�- INTERESTED IN SERVING ON THE LEAGUE BOARD Of DIRECTORS? The League of Calffornia Cities welcomes nomi- League Staff Mimi Sharpe at 916/65&8232 or nations from elected officials interested in serving in shar�em c.Cr�cacities.or4. one of five at-large positions (two-year term), or Second Vice President (one-year term). All nominees � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � for Second Vice President must have previously served on the Board of �irectors. CITIZEN CORPS PROGRAMS RECOGNIZED The League Board of Directors consists of the IN CELEBRATION OF f LAG DAY League officers (President, First Vice President, The Govemor's Office on Service and Second Vice President, Immediate Past President and Volunteerism (GaSERV) this week applauded the Executive Director), a representative from each of the efforts of the thousands of Califomians who since League's sixteen divisions, a representative from Se tember 11 have taken each of the League's eleven functional departments, p Personal responsibility to the mayors or designees of the mayors of the eight build a safer, stronger, better-prepared state and largest cities by population (listed as Large City nation. appointments), and ten At-Large positions, at least "Across the state, Califomians have answered the one of which shall be a small city representative call to become better prepared using the charter (under 12,000 population). In the event a large city Citizen Corps programs," read a Go-SERV press representative is elected as an o�cer, the board may released issued on June 14, Flag Day. The press elect additional At-Large members for one-year terms. release called particular attention to Citizen Corps City officials serving on the National League of Cities Board of Directors also serve on the League's Board Programs such as Community Emergency Response for the duration of their two-year term. All travel- Team, Volunteers in Police Service, Neighborhood related expenses to attend League board meetings Watch and Medical Reserve Corps. are reimbursed by the League. The press release noted that during the past The League Board of Directors meets on a Year, 10,000 Californians have become Community quarterly basis at locations throughout the state. Emergency Response Team (CERT)-trained and the Nominees are expected to make a commitment to number of CERT programs has almost tripled. CERT attend all meetings. League officers also serve training teaches disaster preparedness, disaster fire automatically as members of the board of directors of suppression, basic disaster medical operations, light the City/County/School (CCS) Partnership, which search and rescue, and team operations white meets a minimum of four times a year. All travel- Providing Californians an opportunity to take an active related expenses to attend CCS Partnership board role in their hometown security. Additionally, 21 meeting are reimbursed by the League. Medical Reserve Corps programs are now registered in California and thousands of peopte have volun- During the League's 2004 Annual Conference teered to assist their local law enforcement agency, (September 17-19, in Long Beach), the Board of ensuring that more police are freed up to protect our Directors Nominating Committee (to be announced) streets. will recommend a slate of city officials for consider- ation by the Board of Directors for election to serve In January 2002, President Bush launched USA on the 2004-2005 Board of Directors. Nominees will Freedom Corps to capture the spirit of service that be contacted by mail prior to the Annual Conference. emerged throughout our communities following the terrorist attacks of September 11 "�. Citizen Corps, a If you are interested in submitting your name (or key component of USA Freedom Corps, was created another elected official's name) for nomination to the to help coordinate volunteer activities. It provides League Board of Directors, please provide the opportunities for people to participate in a range of information requested on the nomination form, along measures to make their families, their homes, and with a bio and letter requesting consideration, to the their communities safer from the threats of crime, League's Sacramento headquarters on or before end terrorism, and disasters of all kinds. of business on Wednesday, July 14, 2004. Nomina- tion materials can be found on the League's website For more information on Citizen Corps visit the at www.cacities.orq or can be obtained by contacting Governor's Office on Service and Volunteerism at www.goserv.ca.gov. PAGE 2/PRIORITY FOCUS Visit the League's Official Web Site--www.cacities.o�g