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December 11, 1967 MEMORANDUM TO: Members of the Steering Committee Urban Coalition FROM: John Gunther, U.S. Conference of Mayor s Chairma n, Wor king Committee on Organization SUBJECT: The Urban Coalition in 1968 Your Working Committee on Orga ni zation met and based on that meeting and subse quent discussions with individual members of the Working Committee, I submit this report. 1. The Urban Coalition should mntinue its efforts toward assuring an equitable share o f the b e nefits from the nation's economy for the r e side nts of our centr a l citie s. The Urba n Coalition should b e responsive to but independe nt of the individual eleme nts of it. The Coalition should seek to facilitate the impleme ntation of policies developed by it and others and concurred in b y the Coalition. Areas of substa ntive conce rn should be education, emp loyme nt, and h ousing , including relate d community facili t i es and services . The Coa lition should encoura g e the formation of local coalitions to develop and implement plans for the solution of community problems. Thr-=; National Coalition, through local coalitions and b y dire ct action, should supp ort policie s to or d e r private and public prioritie s to mee t the pressing and long n e gle cted n eeds o f the c e ntr a l citie s. The Steering Committee is the governing body of the Coalition and it may add to its number as it dee ms appr op riate. The Steering Commi t tee shall s e l e ct its ch airman or co-chair me n from its membe rs a n d sha ll de t e rmi n e the s ubstan ce of the a re as o f the Coa l iti on a c t i v i ties , estab l i sh a budget and employ a Nationa l Coordin ator . 2. 3. There sha ll b e a Council o f Lo cal Coa l iti ons . This Coun cil will be made u p o f t wo representatives from each l o ca l c o a l ition and it shal l se l ect two o f its members to serve on the nationa l Steering Committee. The Council will serve in an advisory capacity to the Steer ing Committee . . ,. �2 4. Each member of the Ste ering Committee may designate an individual to repr esent him on the Work ing Committee. The Working Committee shall select a chair man or co-chairman from its members, and may establish committees as needed to oversee the implementation of decisions by the Steering Committee, and prepare proposals for the consideration of the Steering Committee. 5. Areas of Coa lition activity will be e x plored in depth by task forces established by the Steering Committee and responsible to the Steering Committee. 6. The Coalition sha ll employ such staff as its budgeted resources permit. The staff will be under the direction of a National Coordinator who may be retained and serve at the pleasure of the Steering Committee. The staff will provide services as necessary to the Steering Committee, the Council of Local Coalitions, the task forces and the Working Committee. 7. Staffing and funding should be planned on a one-year basis; and prior to January 1, 196~ a comprehensive review should be made to asses progress toward the objectives of the Urban Coalition and to make such recommendatioraas may be appropriate for its continuation. �