CC – Item 4C – Staff Report – Authorization for City Manager and Police Chief to Visit Keelung Taiwan with Mayor and Other Dignitaries O \
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TO: HONORABLE MAYOR
AND MEMBERS
ROSEMEAD CITY COUNCIL
FROM. FRANK G. TRIPEPI, CITY MANAGER r
DATE: AUGUST 19, 1997
RE: AUTHORIZATION FOR CITY MANAGER AND POLICE CHIEF TO VISIT
KEELUNG,TAIWAN WITH MAYOR AND OTHER DIGNITARIES, OCTOBER 5-
11, 1997
Farber this month,the Keelung Sister City Committee invited a delegation from the City of Rosemead
to visit Taiwan during the annual "10/10" Independence Day celebration in October. In previous
years,the City has authorized members of the Council and Sheriff's Department to visit Keelung as
a part of our cultural and educational exchange program with our Sister City. This year, the Mayor,
City Manager and Police Chief(Temple Station Commander, Jon Engebretsen) have been invited to
attend he exchange program_ The visit is scheduled for October 5-11, 1997.
Should t City Council choose to have the City Manager and Police Chief represent the City in
Keelung t:.i.s October, it would be appropriate to authorize payment for related traveling expenses.
The Council authorized similar expenditures for former Temple Station Commander, Bob Mirabella's
visit to Keelung in 1993.
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Council authorize the City Manager and Police Chief to attend the Taiwan
Independence Day celebration in Keelung on October 5-11, 1997 and authorize payment for all travel
related expenses.
ammo keetuCOUNCIL AGENDA
AUG 261997
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