PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

MARC A. DONOHUE, MMC

Happy Spring, CCAC! I can’t believe we are less than three weeks away from the 2023 Annual Conference! It feels like yesterday that it was months away and now it’s around the corner. Before I hype up the conference, I wanted to touch on a couple of things first.

First off, I’d like to thank the members of CCAC for passing Measure 23-A with the following vote:

90.71% - yes

9.29% - no

What does this ballot measure mean for CCAC? It does the following:

- Remove the requirement that a member of CCAC also be from a member City of the League of California Cities in order to run for President, 1st Vice President, 2nd Vice President, Immediate Past President, Recording Secretary, or Legislative Director.

- Allow all Board positions to be elected at-large as opposed to having a north/south region requirement for certain positions.

- Adding the Immediate Past President position to the Board of Directors.

- Extending the terms of the current Board of Directors for an additional six months to allow for the annual installation of officers for the incoming Board of Directors to occur at the 2024 CCAC Annual Conference instead of the 2023 League of California Cities Annual Conference.

- Providing clean-up language for the articles addressing membership and vacancies.

In conjunction with these changes, the CCAC election that normally would occur in the June/July timeframe will now move to a December/January timeframe to allow for the installation of CCAC officers to occur at the CCAC annual conference starting in 2024. Thank you again to the membership for overwhelmingly supporting these changes to the bylaws!

At the March 21 CCAC Board of Directors meeting, the Board provided direction to begin contract negotiations with California State University – San Marcos, for the establishment of our new educational institutes. I wanted to take a moment and thank everyone who’s been serving on the Education Institute Committee the last two years. It was a lot of work to get us to this point but we are finally near the finish line! We hope to have a contract for the Board’s approval sometime in April or May.

I just had the honor of representing California at the Washington Association of Municipal Clerks Annual Conference at the beautiful Skamania Lodge in Stevenson, Washington. It was a great conference filled with informative educational sessions and networking. Congratulations to WMCA President Shawn Campbell on an amazing conference!

There is still time to register for the 2023 Annual Conference! Below is the conference schedule:

Tuesday, April 11 - Pre-Conference Advanced Academy

- Athenian Dialogue

Wednesday, April 12

- Opening Ceremonies

- State of the Association Address

- Keynote, General & Concurrent Sessions

- All Conference Event at Oscars Palm Springs

Thursday, April 13

- General and Concurrent Sessions

- Annual Recognition Lunch

- Annual Banquet and Awards Dinner

- Silent and Live Auctions

Friday, April 14

- Keynote Session

There are still a few spots left for the Advanced Academy, Athenian Dialogue, and All-Conference event! Register today!

Looking forward to seeing everyone in Palm Springs! As always, please feel free to reach out to me at mdonohue@eastvaleca.gov or (951) 703-4421.

Havana Nights

Get dressed up for a themed evening for you to come in that summer style, honor our awardees listen to talented musicians, and dance the night away!

Thursday, April 13, 2023

6:30 p.m.

Renaissance Palm Springs Hotel

Banquet Room

Palm Springs, CA