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CML EXECUTIVE BOARD <br />President Loyal E. Leavenworth, City <br />Attorney, Rifle <br />Vice President Steve Burkholder, Mayor, <br />Lakewood <br />Secretary- Treasurer Jim Spehar, <br />Councilmember, Grand Junction <br />Immediate Past President Patricia Vice, <br />Mayor, Genoa <br />Lorraine Anderson, Councilmember, Arvada <br />Ken Brenner, Councilmember, Steamboat <br />Springs <br />Doug Brown, Councilmember, Longmont <br />Barb Cleland, Housing Authority, Aurora <br />Noelle Hagan, Councilmember, Montrose <br />Tim Kauffman, Councilmember, Westminster <br />Ray Koernig, Mayor Pro Tern, Littleton <br />Doug Linkhart, Councilmember, Denver <br />Linda Measner, Mayor, Milliken <br />Michael Penny, Manager, Frisco <br />Kip Petersen, Manager, Cripple Creek <br />Ron Phillips, Transportation Director, Fort <br />Collins <br />Steve Rabe, Administrator, Canon City <br />Rick Stelter, Mayor Pro Tem, Paonia <br />Jim White, Administrator, Berthoud <br />STAFF <br />Ken Bueche, Executive Director <br />kbueche @cml.org <br />Sam Mamet, Associate Director <br />smamet @cml.org <br />Geoff Wilson, General Counsel <br />gwilson @cml.org <br />Erin Goff, Staff Attorney - egoff @cml.org <br />Rob Gavrell, Legal Research Associate <br />lawclerk @cml.org <br />Kevin Bommer, Technical Services Coordinator <br />kbommer @cml.org <br />Mike Braaten, Intergovernmental Affairs <br />Specialist - mbraaten @cml.org <br />Allison Lockwood, Communications Manager <br />alockwood @cml.org <br />Sara Reynolds, Training and Outreach <br />Coordinator - sreynolds@cml.org <br />Katy Priest, Office Manager - kpriest @cmi.org <br />Barb Major, Administrative Assistant <br />bmajor @cml.org <br />Kathleen Harrison, Secretary <br />kharrison @cml.org <br />Leslie Jones, Receptionist - Ijones @cml.org <br />Glenda Hartwig, Clerk - cml @cml.org <br />CML COMMITTEES <br />CML has a number of committees which <br />meet periodically on important topics <br />and issues of interest to municipal offi- <br />cials. Below is a listing and description <br />of each, together with the committee <br />chair and staff contacts (the first staff <br />name is the lead contact). <br />Additional committees may be formed <br />or reactivated during the year as needed. <br />Service on these committees is open to <br />all elected and appointed officials and <br />staffs of CML member cities and towns. <br />Individuals who would like to serve on a <br />committee should contact Barb Major. <br />A description of each committee with <br />staff contacts follows. The first staff <br />name is the lead contact person. <br />The Policy Committee meets two or <br />three times a year to review recommen- <br />dations of the standing committees, to <br />screen other legislative proposals and <br />recommend adjustment of an annual <br />general policy statement. <br />Chairwoman: Delta Mayor Bonnie <br />Thompson; Vice chairman: La Junta <br />Councilmember Jack Culp. <br />Staff. Ken Bueche, Sam Mamet; others <br />depending on topic. <br />The Electric and Gas Utilities <br />Committee will continue to address <br />model franchising issues and also <br />possibly other legislative issues related <br />to electric and gas utilities. <br />Chairwoman: Lakewood Finance <br />Director Jackie Wedding -Scott. <br />Staff. Ken Bueche, Geoff Wilson. <br />The General Municipal Issues <br />Committee examines miscellaneous <br />legislation and other issues that affect <br />municipal operations. <br />Chairman: Log Lane Village Mayor <br />Sylvia McKie. <br />Staff: Sam Mamet, other staff depending <br />on topic. <br />The Sales Tax Simplification <br />Committee examines sales and use tax <br />issues, including tax - simplification <br />issues that affect home rule municipali- <br />ties that collect sales taxes locally, and <br />taxation of remote sales. <br />Chairwoman: Westminster Sales Tax <br />Manager Barb Dolan. <br />Staff: Geoff Wilson, Kevin Bommer, <br />Ken Bueche. <br />The TABOR Amendment Technical <br />Committee monitors and develops pol- <br />icy on TABOR implementation issues, <br />including litigation, legislation, legal <br />interpretations, operational issues and <br />local government implementation prac- <br />tices. <br />Chairman: Denver Assistant City <br />Attorney David Broadwell. <br />Staff. Erin Goff, Mike Braaten, Ken <br />Bueche. <br />The Tax Policy Committee examines <br />state and municipal tax policy issues and <br />make recommendations on possible state <br />constitutional and other policy changes <br />affecting municipalities. Staff: Sam <br />Mamet, Ken Bueche, Geoff Wilson, <br />Mike Braaten. <br />Chairwoman: Parker Finance Director <br />Kathleen Morse. <br />Staff. Sam Mamet, Ken Bueche, Geoff <br />Wilson, Mike Braaten. <br />Additional committees are formed as <br />needed. <br />it, <br />2004 -05 Directory & Desk Reference 7 <br />