CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the 2024 legislative priorities
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DEPARTMENT: City Manager's Office
SUBMITTED BY: Marcie Schatz, Assistant to the City Manager
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
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DISCUSSION:
The City will be renewing and increasing its legislative focus in 2024 and have set the following goals:
1. Strengthen relationships and regularly communicate priorities with the 14 state legislators representing the City
2. Actively leverage and collaborate with regional partners including DuPage Mayors and Managers Conference (DMMC), Illinois Municipal League (IML), Pension Fairness for Illinois Coalition (PFIC), Will County Governmental League (WCGL), and Illinois Municipal Utility Agency (IMUA)
3. Work with community partners including the Chamber of Commerce
4. Formalize capital requests for state and federal grant opportunities
5. Identify the appropriate scope and opportunities for future lobbyist engagement
6. Actively monitor and support/oppose legislation
In addition to regional partnership organizations, City staff leverages professional organizations for research and legislative efforts including, but not limited to:
1. IACP (Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police)
2. IFCA (Illinois Fire Chiefs Association)
3. APPA (American Public Power Association)
4. AWWA (American Water Works Association)
5. APWA (America Public Works Association)
6. APA (American Planning Association)
Priorities
In reviewing legislative priorities for 2024, staff considered operational challenges, priorities of partner organizations that are specifically applicable to Naperville, opportunities to decrease costs, increase revenues, or increase efficiency, and risk mitigation. The following priorities are recommended for 2024:
1. Sustainable public pensions
Protect public pension systems and the taxpayers that fund them. The costs of any proposed changes must be clearly understood and considered. Any changes should be direc...
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