Community and Economic Development Committee
CED

Committee Leadership

                               Vice Chair                                    Chair                                      Vice Chair
                                                                                    
                          Gary Campbell                             Bruce Hill                         Jacquelyn Johnson
                            City Director                          Council Member                    Council Woman
                   Fort Smith, Arkansas           Grand Junction, Colorado    East Orange, New Jersey

Full Committee Rosters

Policy and Advocacy Committee       Appointment process
Steering Committee                          Appointment process

Click here for the CED Steering Committee Spring Briefing Book

Click here for the 2009 Congressional City Conference Breifing Book
Speaker Presentation: Regional Economic Development, March 2009

Policy & Advocacy
2009 CED Policy Chapter
2009 CED Resolutions

• For more information, click on the link to NLC's topics pages about:  Housing and Community Development, and Economic Vitality and Opportunity

Committee Purpose and Process
NLC policy is developed by seven committees of municipal officials.  Each committee consists of two bodies:

• A larger policy and advocacy committee, which chooses the policy agenda for the year and reviews the proposed policy proposals and resolutions drafted on that agenda by the steering committee; and
• A steering committee, which researches the agenda topics chosen and drafts policy positions for policy and advocacy committee review.

Policy changes accepted by each policy and advocacy are subsequently forwarded to the entire membership for approval and inclusion in NLC's National Municipal Policy (NMP).  The NMP is a collection of position statements on a variety of issues with immediate and long-term implications for the nation's cities and towns.  Developed through the deliberative, member-driven policy development process described above, the NMP states the policy positions that frame NLC's advocacy efforts.

Each of the seven committees has a specific set of issues under its jurisdiction, and policy development in each committee is limited to these issues.  The Community and Economic Development (CED) Committee deals with housing, community and economic development, land use, recreation and parks, historic preservation, and international competitiveness.

Upcoming Events
March 15:  CED Policy and Advocacy Meeting: Congressional City Conference, Washington, DC, 1:30pm 
March 17:  CED Steering Committee Meeting: Congressional City Conference, Washington, DC, 4:45pm

• For more information on the CED Committee, contact Jim Brooks, Center for Policy and Research, at 202-626-3163, or brooks@nlc.org.