Vice Chair                               Chair                               Vice Chair
                                                                                               
                                 Kevin Kramer                   Jim Haggerton                Steve Peterson
                                Council Member                      Mayor                        Council Member
                                 Louisville, KY              Tukwila, Washington    Bloomington, Minnesota

Full Committees
Policy and Advocacy Committee Roster and appointment process
Steering Committee Roster and appointment process

Policy & Advocacy
ITC Policy Chapter
ITC Resolutions

Go to NLC's issue page for more information on Telecommunications and Technology topics.

Commitee 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 Information Technology and Communications (ITC) Committee has jurisdiction over issues related to telecommunications and information systems and public access to these systems, including privacy issues, cable TV, phone services, spectrum issues, communications tower siting, universal service, broadcasting, and defense of city rights-of-way from degradation caused by installation of communications facilities.

Upcoming Events
March 9:  Congressional City Conference: ITC Policy and Advocacy Meeting, Washington, DC 
March 11:  Congressional City Conference: ITC Steering Committee Meeting, Washington, DC

For more information on the ITC Committee, please contact Melinda Glazer, Senior Policy Analyst, at glazer@nlc.org or 202-626-3175