TWO BEAVERTON COUNCILORS APPOINTED TO NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES COMMITTEES (PHOTO)
News Release from City of Beaverton
Posted on FlashAlert: February 27th, 2015 12:03 PM
Downloadable file: Councilor Lacey Beaty
BEAVERTON, Ore. - Two members of the Beaverton City Council have been appointed to serve on National League of Cities (NLC) committees for 2015. Councilor Lacey Beaty will serve on the Human Development steering committee. Council President Mark Fagin will serve on the Energy, Environment and Natural Resources (EENR) steering committee.
The Human Development steering committee develops NLC federal policy positions on issues involving social services, children and learning, poverty and income support, employment and workforce development, equal opportunity, Social Security and seniors, individuals with disabilities, public health care, mental health parity, and immigration reform.
"As a member of this committee, I'll get to help shape NLC's policy positions and advocate for children, job growth, and other important issues for Beaverton," said Beaty.
The EENR steering committee works on policy issues involving air quality, water quality, energy policy, national wetlands policy, noise control, and solid and hazardous waste management. Mayor Denny Doyle previously served as a member of this committee before being appointed to the NLC's board of directors.
"I'm looking forward to advocating for issues important to Beaverton," said Fagin. "I'll be learning how to bring the benefits of national programs back to Beaverton."
Both committees will meet at the upcoming NLC Congressional City Conference in Washington, D.C., March 7 to 11, 2015.
For more information on the NLC's committees and councils, visit www.nlc.org/influence-federal-policy/policy-committees.
Beaverton is a welcoming and responsible city that enjoys one of the most diverse populations in Oregon. In 2014, Beaverton was recognized as the safest city in the Pacific Northwest (according to CQ Press for cities more than 75,000). Recently, the city's award-winning finance department received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award as well as the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting. In 2012, the city was awarded the Mayors' Climate Protection Award from the U.S. Conference of Mayors. It was named one of the 100 Best Places to Live in America by Money magazine and recognized as one of the best places to raise kids by BusinessWeek magazine. The city was named one of the top 25 Suburbs for Retirement by Forbes.com and one of the 100 Best Walking Cities in America by Prevention magazine. The city also received the Recycler of the Year award from the Association of Oregon Recyclers, named a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation, recei ved a Bronze Award Bicycle Friendly Community designation by the League of American Bicyclists, and recognized as one of the Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Communities. Lastly, the city's nationally acclaimed visioning program was named Public Involvement Project of the Year--Best Planning Project by the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) Cascade Chapter and also received the prestigious 3CMA Award of Excellence.
For more information, reminders and community news, visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov. Also follow Beaverton on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CityofBeaverton, or Twitter at www.twitter.com/CityofBeaverton.
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Caption 1: Lacey Beaty, Beaverton City Council, will serve on the 2015 NLC Human Development Steering Committee. (Photo courtesy of Lacey Beaty)
Caption 2: Mark Fagin, Beaverton City Council, pictured here with wife Shelley Fagin at the October 2014 "Soup's On" fundraiser benefitting the Oregon Food Bank. (Photo by City of Beaverton)
The Human Development steering committee develops NLC federal policy positions on issues involving social services, children and learning, poverty and income support, employment and workforce development, equal opportunity, Social Security and seniors, individuals with disabilities, public health care, mental health parity, and immigration reform.
"As a member of this committee, I'll get to help shape NLC's policy positions and advocate for children, job growth, and other important issues for Beaverton," said Beaty.
The EENR steering committee works on policy issues involving air quality, water quality, energy policy, national wetlands policy, noise control, and solid and hazardous waste management. Mayor Denny Doyle previously served as a member of this committee before being appointed to the NLC's board of directors.
"I'm looking forward to advocating for issues important to Beaverton," said Fagin. "I'll be learning how to bring the benefits of national programs back to Beaverton."
Both committees will meet at the upcoming NLC Congressional City Conference in Washington, D.C., March 7 to 11, 2015.
For more information on the NLC's committees and councils, visit www.nlc.org/influence-federal-policy/policy-committees.
Beaverton is a welcoming and responsible city that enjoys one of the most diverse populations in Oregon. In 2014, Beaverton was recognized as the safest city in the Pacific Northwest (according to CQ Press for cities more than 75,000). Recently, the city's award-winning finance department received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award as well as the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting. In 2012, the city was awarded the Mayors' Climate Protection Award from the U.S. Conference of Mayors. It was named one of the 100 Best Places to Live in America by Money magazine and recognized as one of the best places to raise kids by BusinessWeek magazine. The city was named one of the top 25 Suburbs for Retirement by Forbes.com and one of the 100 Best Walking Cities in America by Prevention magazine. The city also received the Recycler of the Year award from the Association of Oregon Recyclers, named a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation, recei ved a Bronze Award Bicycle Friendly Community designation by the League of American Bicyclists, and recognized as one of the Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Communities. Lastly, the city's nationally acclaimed visioning program was named Public Involvement Project of the Year--Best Planning Project by the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) Cascade Chapter and also received the prestigious 3CMA Award of Excellence.
For more information, reminders and community news, visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov. Also follow Beaverton on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CityofBeaverton, or Twitter at www.twitter.com/CityofBeaverton.
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Caption 1: Lacey Beaty, Beaverton City Council, will serve on the 2015 NLC Human Development Steering Committee. (Photo courtesy of Lacey Beaty)
Caption 2: Mark Fagin, Beaverton City Council, pictured here with wife Shelley Fagin at the October 2014 "Soup's On" fundraiser benefitting the Oregon Food Bank. (Photo by City of Beaverton)
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