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December 11, 1967 MEMORANDUM TO: Members of the Steering Committee Urban Coalition FROM: John Gunther, U.S. Conference of Mayors Chairman, Work ing Committee on Organization SUBJECT : The Urban Coalition in 1968 Your Working 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 mntinue its efforts toward assuring an e quitable share of the benefits from the nation's economy for the residents of our central citi es. The .Urban Coalition should ·b e respons i ve to bu:c. independent of the individual element s of it. The Coalition should seek to facilitate the implemen tation of policies developed by it and others and concurred i n by the Coalition. Areas of substantive conce rn should be educa tion, employment, and housing, including related community facili tie s and services. The Coalition should encourage the format i on of local coalitions to develop and implement plans for the solu tion o f communi.t-:, problems . The National Coalition, through local coalitions and by direct action, should support polic ies to order private and public priorities to me et the press i n g and long neglected needs of the centra l cities . 2. The Steer ing Committee is the gover ning body of the Coalition and i t ma y a dd to its number as i t deems appr opr iate . The Stee rin g Committe e shall select its cha i r man or c o -chair men fr om its member s and s h all determine the substance of the areas o f the Co aliti on activ itie s, e s t abl i sh a b udget and employ a Nationa l Coordinator. 3. There shall be a Counci l o f Lo cal Coalitions. This Council will be made up of two representatives from each local coalition and i t shall selec t two o f its members to ser ve on the national Steer i n g Committee. The Council will ser ve in an advisor y c apacity to t he Steer ing Committee . �2 4. Each member of the Steering Committee may designate an individual to represent him on the Working 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 shall 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 l, 196~ a comprehensive review should be made to asses progress toward the objectives of the Urban Coalition and to make such recommendatiorsas may be appropriate for its continuation. �