Mayor and Councilmembers attend National League of Cities Congressional Cities Conference

On March 8th through the 12th, Mayor Shari Winstead and Councilmembers Will Hall, Keith McGlashan, and Doris McConnell attended the National League of Cities’ Congressional Cities Conference in Washington D.C. The conference provides the Councilmembers with an opportunity to meet other elected officials from across the country to exchange ideas and share experiences. It also is an opportunity for local elected officials to connect with federal officials on important issues that affect cities.

During the conference, Councilmember McGlashan was elected President of NLC’s Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Local Officials (GLBTLO) Board of Directors. The GLBTLO constituency group is a voluntary association of local elected and appointed officials formed to encourage the active involvement and full participation of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender municipal officials, and their supporters, in the organization and programs of NLC.

Councilmember McConnell was elected Vice-President of NLC’s Asian Pacific American Municipal Officials (APAMO) group. APAMO is a constituency group whose mission is to provide Asian Pacific American municipal officials and their colleagues with a forum to share ideas and develop leadership experience.

Learn more about NLC here. To see all of the different regional, state, and national organizations Shoreline Councilmembers participate in, see the council website.