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Sister Cities board outlines criteria and research plan; council signals support for contract extension
Summary
Valerie Landry, chair of the Sister Cities board, summarized the group's expanded executive committee, a weighted selection criteria for candidate cities, and a plan to begin research in priority countries; she asked council to authorize research and to extend the board's contract into the next fiscal year. Council members expressed particular interest in Mexico and Canada.
Valerie Landry, chair of the Sister Cities board and general manager of the Sanford House Inn and Spa, told the City Council the board has expanded its executive committee, created a live weighted-criteria selection tool for matching partner cities, and is preparing to research candidates in a shortlist of countries.
"We currently have some guests from Botkonigshafen in town right now," Landry said, and noted the board is focusing on matches that can deliver economic-development, cultural and…
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