Discussion from last night's meeting (11/4) regarding attendance at the National League of Cities 2015 Conference

Vice Mayor Maxwell and Commissioner Amoroso will be going to the 2015 National League of Cities conference. Katie McGiveron had some questions, requests and queries as part of public comment on this item. The Commission gave some solid answers in response regarding the benefits of attending such events. Commissioner Amoroso mentioned the hour long Internet radio show he went on detailing some of the things he brought back to the city from the 2014 conference. The Mayor pointed out how the travel budget has been cut in half and there are limited opportunities for this sort of learning. She also pointed out, and I have found this to be true, that sometimes the best information is what information you get from other attendees between the scheduled sessions. Vice Mayor Maxwell did not like these sort of trips referred to as vacations and invited anyone to come along and be "attached" to his hip and they would see that it is a long day, going from session to session to session. Worth listening to.