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1 •/-� � � INITIATIVE from page 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . MUNILINK from page 1 • • • • • • • • • • • • . . The emphasis now is two-foid: fill out the The MuniLink service wiil be free to local agen- peGtions you currenUy have, and send in every, cies looking for products and services. Locai petltion qu`�kly! Contact your League regional officials and staff will also be able to use MuniLink representa6.�e IMMEDIATELY to find out where anytime — no registration is required. and how to t�m in your petiGons. County regis- Vendors Self-Subscribe, Pay Annuai Fee Vars must receive ail the peGtions for their county at one 6me. They will not accept some petitions "�Ne're currently marketing MuniLink to vendors on one day, and another batch later. who nave products or services appropriate for ciGes,° said Pam Maxwell-Blodgett, advertising This means that the campaign cannot afford manager for Westem City Magazine. `The vendors for you to hold your petitions back, waiting to get `�'�II self-subscribe, and pay an annual fee to be that last signature. Even partially completed �ncluded in the listing. Those who participate can petitions are useful — every signature counts! both create and update listings on a regular basis. Your League regional representabve can advise This gives them the flexibility to provide current, you on how best to ensure that the signatures relevant information to potential clients." you've gathered will be �unted. "We ask city officials who have contact with ven- dors to encourage them to sign up for the direo- tory," added Maxwell-Blodgett. "They can do so SIGNATURE STARS from �,�,,� online, simply by logging on to www.cacities.org/ �� munilink." If you have yet to bring petitions to your MuniLink vendors can link their listings to their friends, family, neighbors and colleagues, we Websites and include email links in their listings. urge you to use this week to gather these crucial Local officials or city staff interested in their services signatures. or products can send email inquiries or requests for proposals directly to vendors. City officials and LOCAL coalition members continue to show that gathering signatures can Visitors who find what they are looking on be fun, and even easy! Whether working to- MuniLink can print their search results to share with gether with colleagues orjust circulating petitions others or use for future reference. in their own neighborhoods, using only personal Visitors interested in finding legai assistance will time, and without public resources, Signature be able to search for law firms by the practice areas Stars are shining brightly at the end o° our signa- they specialize in, with the most up to date informa- ture gathering drive... tion available. Stars Work as Team to Achieve Their Goals MuniLink Benefits Cities MuniLink is a joint project of the League, the The City oiSan Bruno has many Stars. C'ty maga�zine. o Local Se�Govern- Coordinated by Assistant City Managei Steve ment is the nonprofit research arm of the League. Rogers, Councilmembers Jim Ruane and Proceeds from MuniLink benefit the League's Irene O'Connell, City Manager Connie Jack- research and advocacy efforts on behalf of cities. son, Fire Department Battalion Chief Pairick Sweeney, Custodian David Haw, Senior City officials are encouraged to promote the Center Recreation Managei Wendy Mines, continued success of MuniLink as a resource by Division Fire Chief Geoige Devendoif encouraging vendors to join and telling them that you found them through MuniLink. For more infor- Continued on Pape 5 mation about Munilink, call (800) 262-1801. PAGE 4/PRIORITY FOCUS Visit the League's Official Web Site--www.cacities.org