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A Resolution in Support of the National League of Cities’ Leading Together Cities Agenda for the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election
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WHEREAS, the 2020 presidential election will be historic in scope, consequence and in determining the future direction of intergovernmental relations in the United States; and
WHEREAS, the next President will be tasked with governing more than 330 million Americans; and
WHEREAS, City of West Allis is home to 59,780 of those Americans and is one of the 19,000 municipalities represented by the National League of Cities (NLC); and
WHEREAS, NLC has launched its Leading Together 2020 Cities Agenda in advance of the upcoming presidential election, which was created by a bipartisan task force composed of 28 local leaders from around the country; and
WHEREAS, the 2020 Cities Agenda lays out four principles and four priorities that candidates for President of the United States should support prior to seeking the endorsement of local leaders; and
WHEREAS, the 2020 Cities Agenda reflects local leaders’ strong understanding of Americans’ top priorities and concerns, and represents an agenda for a strong, safe and fair nation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that City of West Allis supports the 2020 Cities Agenda created by National League of Cities; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that City of West Allis urges all candidates running for President to support the 2020 Cities Agenda; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that copies of this Resolution and the 2020 Cities Agenda be forwarded to appropriate points of contact for the campaigns of each candidate running for office of the President at the time of this resolution’s adoption.