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The 2010
Awards for Municipal Excellence Nominations are Closed.
Awards
Overview:
The programs are evaluated by a panel of judges. Eight winners
are chosen from four population categories, with a gold and silver
winner in each category. The winning cities are nationally
recognized and celebrated during NLC's Congress of Cities Conference
and Exposition, held in November of each year.
In addition, winners receive a donation to a local non-profit
organization of their choice.
Nomination Criteria:
Nominated programs are judged on several criteria: successful
public-private partnership ventures; productive citizen and community
collaborations; effective management of municipal resources (public or
private); innovative government policies; project implementation with
tangible results; and the ability to replicate the project in other
cities.
Award
Schedule:
Nominations
Open
February 1st
Deadline for
Nominations
May 5th
Finalists
Announced
August
Finalists Notified of
Results
September
Formal Announcement and
Presentation
November 30th - December 4th at NLC's Congress of Cities
Award
Winners:
Click here to learn about the 2009
winners
Click here to learn about past
winners
Contact:
For more information on the Awards for Municipal Excellence,
email awards@nlc.org or
call 202-626-3100.
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2009 Silver Award Winner
Green Seattle
Partnership
Seattle, Washington
Population Category
Over 500,000
A collaborative partnership will
restore 2,500 acres of Seattle’s forested
parkland by 2025. By mobilizing residents to donate 2 million volunteer
hours and plant 200,000 trees, the Green Seattle Partnership will
create healthier and more livable communities and pass on a legacy of
community service to future generations.
“Seattle's
trees and green spaces help reduce global warming, clean our air and
water, provide wildlife habitat and create a sense of place that is a
vital part of Seattle’s identity. The
80,000 volunteer hours each year Seattle residents invest in restoring
our urban forest through the Green Seattle Partnership are a
demonstration of tremendous passion and commitment to a healthy,
livable city for this and future
generations.”
---Mayor Greg Nickels,
Seattle, Washington
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2009 Silver Award Winner
St. Louis
Alliance for Homeownership Preservation
St. Louis,
Missouri
Population Category
150,001-500,000
Addressing a rapidly growing foreclosure rate,
the Mayor partnered with local agencies to reduce the number of home
foreclosures in St. Louis. The program has experienced an astounding
success rate, with 97 percent of participants keeping their homes and
nearly a thousand families receiving counseling and case management
support.
"The work of the St. Louis Alliance
for Homeownership Preservation has meant a great deal to both our
citizens and the City of St. Louis. Working in partnership with the
City, the Alliance has helped more than 400 families save their homes
from foreclosure through counseling, intervention and financial
support. This means that our neighborhoods are more stable, more of our
families have remained intact, and these homeowners have preserved
their dignity. We are thrilled with this program’s
results.”
---Mayor Francis G. Slay, St. Louis, Missouri
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