MUKILTEO, Wash., February 3, 2023 — Steve Powers, City Administrator of Mukilteo, Washington has been appointed to the National League of Cities (NLC) 2023 Finance, Administration and Intergovernmental Affairs (FAIR) Federal Advocacy Committee. City Administrator Powers was elected to a one-year term and will provide strategic direction and guidance for NLC’s federal advocacy agenda and policy priorities on financing, budget, census, federal guidance compliance issue and more. The appointment was announced by NLC President Mayor Victoria Woodards of Tacoma, Washington.

“I’m honored to have been selected for this Committee,” said City Administrator Steve Powers.  “I look forward to playing a role in advocating for federal tax and financing policy that benefit the residents of Mukilteo.”

As a member of NLC’s FAIR Committee, City Administrator Powers will play a key role in shaping NLC’s policy positions and advocate on behalf of America’s cities, towns and villages before Congress, with the administration, and at home.

“NLC’s federal advocacy committees are a key tool for gathering insights directly from the communities that our members serve,” said NLC President Mayor Victoria Woodards of Tacoma, Washington. “I am excited to have City Administrator Powers serve on the Finance, Administration and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee and look forward to working with him to ensure every city, town and village in this nation has the resources they need to thrive.”

The leadership of this year’s committee will consist of Chair Mark Shepherd, Mayor of Clearfield City, Utah; Vice Chair Brandon Jones, Mayor Pro-Tem of Lewisville, Texas; and Vice Chair Sue Osborn, Mayor of Fenton, Michigan.

For more information on NLC’s federal advocacy committees, visit: https://www.nlc.org/advocacy/federal-advocacy-committees/.

SOURCE: City of Mukilteo press release