Agenda Item Title:
Approve the Rapid City Youth City Council’s Expenditure Request from the Youth City Council Budget for the Purpose of Sending up to Six (6) Youth and Two (2) Chaperones to the March 2025 National League of Cities Congressional City Conference in Washington, DC
Origination Group:
Legal & Finance Committee
Origination Meeting Date:
10/30/2024
City Council Hearing Date:
11/04/2024
Petitioner:
Youth City Council
Staff Contact:
Jennifer Utter/Kristin Kiner
Location:
Council Chambers
Agenda Item Summary:
During the regularly scheduled Rapid City Youth City Council (RCYCC) meeting held on the 8th of October 2024, present voting members unanimously passed the following motion:
“The Rapid City Youth City Council is requesting the approval of an expenditure from the Youth City Council budget, for the purpose of sending up to six (6) youth and two (2) chaperones to the March 2025 National League of Cities Congressional City Conference in Washington, DC.”
The RCYCC has attended the NLC – Congressional City Conference for the past three years. The current members continue to complete research on what other training conferences might work best for them to attend. In the research they did, they found that most leadership conferences required individual applications with a selection process. They also found that most of them took place over the summer which lands in the transitional time of new RCYCC members.
The RCYCC also felt that the benefits of meeting in person with Senator Thune, Senator Rounds, and Congressman Johnson while in DC outweighed other conferences. They also felt that it would be important to get this request approved in a timely manner to save money in the lodging and flight arrangements. Last year, the council approval came later and the block of conference rooms had already filled up. Registration for the NLC - Congressional City Conference will start after the November – NLC City Summit conference has ended.
Please see attached expenditure request for additional details.
“The Rapid City Youth City Council is requesting the approval of an expenditure from the Youth City Council budget, for the purpose of sending up to six (6) youth and two (2) chaperones to the March 2025 National League of Cities Congressional City Conference in Washington, DC.”
The RCYCC has attended the NLC – Congressional City Conference for the past three years. The current members continue to complete research on what other training conferences might work best for them to attend. In the research they did, they found that most leadership conferences required individual applications with a selection process. They also found that most of them took place over the summer which lands in the transitional time of new RCYCC members.
The RCYCC also felt that the benefits of meeting in person with Senator Thune, Senator Rounds, and Congressman Johnson while in DC outweighed other conferences. They also felt that it would be important to get this request approved in a timely manner to save money in the lodging and flight arrangements. Last year, the council approval came later and the block of conference rooms had already filled up. Registration for the NLC - Congressional City Conference will start after the November – NLC City Summit conference has ended.
Please see attached expenditure request for additional details.
Funding Source & Fiscal Impact (if applicable):
| Funding | Cost Center |
|---|---|
| Youth City Council Budget | |
Is Funding Budgeted?:
Budgeted
Recommendations:
Origination Recommendation Action:
Approve