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December 11, 1967 MEMORAJ:I.J7)UM TO: Members of the Stee ring Committee Urban Coalition FROM: John Gunthe r, U.S. Conference of Mayors Chairma n, Wor king Committe e on 0-£gani z ation SUBJECT: The Urban Coa lition in 1968 Your Wor kin g Committee on Organization met and based on that meeting and subsequent discussions with individual members of the Working Committee, I submit this report. 1. The Urban Coalition should continue its efforts toward assuring an equitable share of the b e nefits from the nation's economy for the r es ide nts of our centr al cities. The Urban Coalition should be responsive to but independent of the individual elements of it. The Coalition should seek to facilitate the · implementation of policies develope d by it and others and concurred in b y the Coalition. Areas of substantive concern should be education, emp loyme nt, and h o using, including relate d community faciliti es and service s. The Coa lition should encour age the formation of local coalitions to d e velop and implement plans for the solution of community problems. ThP. National Coalition, through local coalitions and by direct action, should support policies to order private and public priorities to meet the pressing and long negle cted n eeds o f the centra l cities. 2. The Steering Committee is the governing body of the Coalition and it may add to its number as it deems appropriate. The Steering Committee shall select its chairman or co-chairmen from its membe r s and shall d e t e rmine the substance of the area s of the Coaliti on activities , es t ablish a budge t and e mploy a National Coor dina t or . 3. The re sha l l be a Council of Loca l Coalition s . This Council will b e made u p o f t wo r epr esentatives fr om each loca l coa l i tion and it sha ll se l e ct t wo o f i t s members to serve on the nat i o nal Steering Committe e. The Council wi ll s e rve in an advisory capacity t o the Steering Committee . . . ., �2 4. Each member of the Stee ring Committee may designate an individual to represe nt him on the Wor king Committee. The Working Committee shall select a chairman 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 Coalition activity will be explored 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 b e 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 b e planned on a one -yea r 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. �