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Shoreline council moves to adopt formal sister-city policy after local group completes nonprofit steps
Summary
City staff presented Resolution 551, a policy to define the city's relationship with the Shoreline Sister City Association; council members expressed broad support and staff will place the resolution on the Oct. 6 consent calendar after final packet materials are posted.
Jim Hammond, a member of the City Manager's Office, told the Shoreline City Council on Sept. 29 that staff is presenting Resolution 551, a draft policy that would define the city's role in relationships with citizen-led sister-city organizations.
Hammond said the Shoreline Sister City Association has completed the nonprofit formation steps required by a prior council action, and the proposed policy would clarify roles and responsibilities, criteria for selecting a sister city and how the city would provide support including, if approved through the biennial budget, transferring funds via a contract with a scope of work.
The policy matters because it sets the…
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