{"id":7077,"date":"2011-07-01T22:17:25","date_gmt":"2011-07-02T03:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=7077"},"modified":"2011-07-01T22:17:25","modified_gmt":"2011-07-02T03:17:25","slug":"mcmillan-elected-to-mayors%e2%80%99-conference-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2011\/07\/01\/mcmillan-elected-to-mayors%e2%80%99-conference-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"McMillan Elected to Mayors\u2019 Conference Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13405\" title=\"City of Clarksville\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/clarksville-logo-rgb-450x174.jpg\" alt=\"City of Clarksville\" width=\"219\" height=\"85\" \/><strong>Clarksville, TN<\/strong> &#8211; Clarksville Mayor Kim McMillan has been elected to the U.S. Conference of Mayors top leadership team during the organization\u2019s 79th Annual Meeting in Baltimore. She joins 29 other mayors from cities across the country on the Advisory Board. She and Chattanooga Mayor Ron Littlefield are the only mayors from Tennessee to serve in leadership positions in the Conference. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am pleased and honored to represent Clarksville in this prestigious organization\u201d said McMillan. \u201cThe U.S. Conference of Mayors is the official, non-partisan group that represents the 1,191 cities in the country with populations of 30,000 or more. The work of the Conference will definitely benefit Clarksville through the development of national urban\/suburban policy and strengthened federal\/city relationships.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Mayors Conference also elected Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa as a president taking over for Burnsville Mayor Elizabeth Kautz. Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter was elected vice president and Mesa, Arizona, Mayor Scott Smith was chosen as second vice president.<\/p>\n<p>During the recent Annual Meeting, mayors met to discuss a broad range of policy issues affecting America\u2019s cities, including infrastructure and education reform. As Conference President, Mayor Villaraigosa will set the organization\u2019s agenda, appoint committee and task force chairs and serve as the national spokesperson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur cities, our investments must be more metropolitan-focused, more forward-looking, and more environmentally sustainable,\u201d Villaraigosa said in his inaugural remarks. \u201cIt\u2019s time to prioritize spending on our pressing metropolitan transportation infrastructure needs. We need to demand investments that connect people to jobs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As a member of the Conference leadership team, Mayor McMillan will be asked to attend policy meetings in the upcoming year, addressing pressing issues affecting America\u2019s cities. The meetings are currently scheduled to take place in Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and Orlando.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clarksville, TN &#8211; Clarksville Mayor Kim McMillan has been elected to the U.S. Conference of Mayors top leadership team during the organization\u2019s 79th Annual Meeting in Baltimore. She joins 29 other mayors from cities across the country on the Advisory Board. 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