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. I i.A,?; LEAGUE STARTS MEPÆERSHIP SURVEY OF GRASSROOTS NETWORK The League this week began a survey of We Need Your Help! approximately 1,000 randomly selected mayors, council members and city managers, to gauge The League and its meF1'1bership have made a members' expectations and satisfaction levels significant inveStment in the Grassroots Network. w~h the League's legislative advocacy and We hear many good reports fr,)fT1 members about grass roots activ~ies. how much they like this program, and what the League is now able to achieve with the help of 'an The survey is being managed by APCO World- active, committed field staff. But we need to wide, a professional polling firm with offices in hear from you! City officials who receive the Sacramento and Washington, D.C. The survey is survey are strongly urged to fill out the question- a follow-up to an initial benchmark survey the naire and mail ~ back before the March 5 deadline. League conducted in 2001 of members' attitudes, Please help the League board of directors and our goals and expectations of the new Grassroots membership understand how well this program is Network. The survey takes about 15 minutes to working, by retuming your questionnaire quickly. complete, What It You're Not Part of the Random The Network was approved in 2001 by an Sample? overwhelmingly supportive vote of League mem- Mayors, council members and city managers bers cities, based in part on the assurance that the program would have measurable goals and be who were not part of the randomly selected subject to three surveys over the next five years: sample but who would like to participate, may do a benchmark survey in year 1 (2001), and follow- so by sending an email to Sussan Nasirian on the up surveys in 2004 and after 2006. The surveys League staff at snasiriantã>.cac~ies.orQ. These are intended to provide the League board of responses - also due before March 5 - will "- directors and the membership with objective tools 'count" toward the final survey results, but will be to evaluate improvements the League's legislative tabulated separately from those members se- advocacy work, The membership will be asked in lected randomly from the League's membership 2007 whether they wish to continue the Network. database. Approval of the Network allowed the League to Final survey results will be reported to the hire its 15 regional representatives, who devote League board of directors at their meeting April their full time efforts to supporting the involvement 15-16. A report on the survey results will also be of League members in legislative and ballot published in Priority Focus, and available on the measure advocacy activ~ies. League's websìte. For more information, please contact Megan Taylor at 916.658.8228, email Mayors, council members and city managers mtaylortã>.cac~ies.orQ. who are part of the randomly selected sample can expect to receive their written questionnaire this week, and a follow-up email reminder of the survey next week (for those members for whom the League has an email address). They can Our Mission respond to the survey in writing and mail in their completed surveys to APCO Worldwide before Restore and protect local control for cities March 5 in a supplied, postage-paid envelope. Alternatively, they can log on to a website address through education and advocacy to enhance the and, using a personal login number, fill out the quality of life for all Californians, survey online. All responses are confidential. - Visit the League's Official Web Site..www.cacities.org PRIORITY FOCUS/PAGE 3