City of South Fulton Councilwoman Helen Willis has been appointed to the National League of Cities 2019 Public Safety and Crime Prevention federal advocacy committee, according to a press release. She has also been elected to serve as the committee’s vice chair.
This committee has the lead responsibility for developing NLC’s federal policy position on issues involving crime prevention, corrections, substance abuse, municipal fire policy, juvenile justice, disaster preparedness and relief, homeland security, domestic terrorism, court systems and gun control. The appointment was announced by NLC President Karen Freeman-Wilson, mayor of Gary, Indiana.
As a committee member, Willis will play a key role in shaping NLC’s policy positions and advocate on behalf of America’s cities and towns before Congress, with the administration and at home.
“Our federal advocacy committees help ensure that policymakers in Washington know what’s happening on the ground in our communities – and what is needed from our federal partners,” said Karen Freeman-Wilson, mayor of Gary, Indiana, and president of the National League of Cities. “I am proud to have Vice Chair Helen Willis join NLC’s Public Safety and Crime Prevention committee on behalf of her residents. Together with a team of local leaders from around the country, we will work to solve the most pressing challenges facing our communities.”
The leadership of this year’s committee will consist of Chair Roxanne Thalman, Councilmember, Arlington, Texas, Vice Chair Michael Lester, Councilmember, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, and Vice Chair Helen Willis, Councilmember, South Fulton, Georgia.
Information: www.nlc.org/advocacy/committees.
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