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Inglewood Proposal
It seems to me that the question to be resolved is whether or not the
NLC/USCM is willing to give staff support to a section or division of
Intergovernmental Coordinators in the field of federal aid for the purpose
of facilitating exchange of information on a continuing basis and
organizing workshops to assist interested persons to become informed
about new programs and changes in existing programs.
If such is true, it is proposed that the initial format of such a grouping
within the joint NLC/USCM program would be an open roster with efforts
made to identify the individual who is most directly concerned for the
liaison with federal officials in the submission and review of applications.
In addition to the dissemination of information among these people, the
purpose of such workshops and meetings will be to help make existing or
new programs more workable at the level of implementation.
In order to provide continuity and facilitate response on urgent issues,
an Intergovernmental Coordinators committee would be formed to provide a
representative and an alternate from each of the federal regions. The
delegate and alternate would be selected at a duly called meeting or
election of the representatives on the NLC/USCM roster of federal aid
coordinators from each region or, if such representatives are not so
named, to be appointed from the region by the committee which is so
formed. A chairman would be elected by the committee to serve as spokesman
and convener of all meetings. The committee would advise the staff on
workshop attendance and request interim meetings with pertinent federal
and other representatives to cover topics of concern.
The function of forming such a grouping is not to establish a new
professional organization, but to identify a mechanism by which
intergovernmental or federal aid coordinators can identify within the
framework of the NLC/USCM. Such mechanism is also hoped to provide a
vehicle for intergovernmental or federal aid coordinators to speak with
a semblance of unity in reacting to staff proposals and making recommendations
on federal programs.
It seems to me that the question to be resolved is whether or not the
NLC/USCM is willing to give staff support to a section or division of
Intergovernmental Coordinators in the field of federal aid for the purpose
of facilitating exchange of information on a continuing basis and
organizing workshops to assist interested persons to become informed
about new programs and changes in existing programs.
If such is true, it is proposed that the initial format of such a grouping
within the joint NLC/USCM program would be an open roster with efforts
made to identify the individual who is most directly concerned for the
liaison with federal officials in the submission and review of applications.
In addition to the dissemination of information among these people, the
purpose of such workshops and meetings will be to help make existing or
new programs more workable at the level of implementation.
In order to provide continuity and facilitate response on urgent issues,
an Intergovernmental Coordinators committee would be formed to provide a
representative and an alternate from each of the federal regions. The
delegate and alternate would be selected at a duly called meeting or
election of the representatives on the NLC/USCM roster of federal aid
coordinators from each region or, if such representatives are not so
named, to be appointed from the region by the committee which is so
formed. A chairman would be elected by the committee to serve as spokesman
and convener of all meetings. The committee would advise the staff on
workshop attendance and request interim meetings with pertinent federal
and other representatives to cover topics of concern.
The function of forming such a grouping is not to establish a new
professional organization, but to identify a mechanism by which
intergovernmental or federal aid coordinators can identify within the
framework of the NLC/USCM. Such mechanism is also hoped to provide a
vehicle for intergovernmental or federal aid coordinators to speak with
a semblance of unity in reacting to staff proposals and making recommendations
on federal programs.