Lakeport City Council member Mireya Turner elected to national leadership positions
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LAKEPORT, Calif. – The National League of Cities has announced the election of Lakeport City Councilmember Mireya Turner to three committees within the organization that is a resource and advocate for 19,000 cities, towns and villages, representing more than 218 million Americans.
Turner is serving her second term on the Lakeport City Council. During her time on the council, she also has served as mayor.
“I am honored to serve on these committees, and am excited to take the rural, small city voice of Lakeport to the national table on these important issues,” Turner told Lake County News.
In addition to her efforts on behalf of the city of Lakeport, Turner is the planning manager for the city of Ukiah.
National League of Cities, or NLC, committees and councils bring together leaders from communities that are similar in size, type or another important characteristic.
Turner will represent the city of Lakeport and the Redwood Empire Division of the League.
“These appointments are a big deal for Lakeport to be represented at the national level by Councilmember Turner. We appreciate and applaud her engagement with the NLC’s advocacy efforts,” said City Manager Kevin Ingram.
The Community and Economic Development Committee is responsible for developing policy positions and leading NLC’s advocacy on issues involving housing, community and economic development, land use, recreation and parks, historic preservation and international competitiveness.
In addition, the committee leads efforts in support of federal grant programs that support these activities, including the Community Development Block Grant program.
Turner was elected to a one-year term, announced by NLC President Kathy Maness, councilmember for Lexington, South Carolina.
“Our member councils are the voices of what’s happening on the ground in our communities,” said Maness. “I am proud to have Mireya Turner join these committees on behalf of her residents and the region.”
The Race, Equity and Leadership, or REAL, Council provides a space for local elected officials to connect on building equitable communities.
The leadership of the REAL Council offers tangible insights and opportunities to apply a racial equity lens within cities and within each NLC leadership structure.
As a member of the Small Cities Council, or SCC, Turner will participate in sharing ideas and creative solutions to challenges affecting small cities.
Small cities – those with populations of 50,000 or less – make up 80 percent of NLC membership.
The SCC advocates on behalf of America’s cities and towns before Congress, with the administration and at home.