Mayor James A. Diossa Appointed to Serve on National League of Cities’ Finance, Administration and Intergovernmental Relations Committee
WASHINGTON — December 17, 2018, Central Falls Mayor James Diossa continues to increase his profile on the statewide and national stage as Central Falls continues its comeback from federal bankruptcy. Recently, he was elected President of the Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns. He also was appointed to the National Latino Commission on Census 2020, organized by the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund. And, today, Karen Freeman-Wilson, the mayor of Gary, Indiana, and president of the National League of Cities (NLC), announced that Diossa has been appointed to the NLC’s Finance, Administration and Intergovernmental Relations federal advocacy committee. This committee has the lead responsibility for developing federal policy positions on issues involving national economic policy, general financial assistance programs, liability insurance, intergovernmental relations, census, municipal bonds and capital finance, municipal management, antitrust issues, citizen participation and civil rights, labor relations, Native American sovereignty and municipal authority.
“It is an honor for me to serve on NLC’s Finance, Administration and Intergovernmental Relations Committee,” said Mayor James A. Diossa. “Issues such as financial assistance programs, census, municipal bonds, municipal management, citizen participation, civil rights, and labor relations are very important to the residents of Central Falls and myself; I am excited to have the opportunity to advocate on their behalf.”
As a committee member, Diossa 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 (NLC). “I am proud to have James A. Diossa join NLC’s Finance, Administration and Intergovernmental Relations committee on behalf of his residents. Together with a team of local leaders from around the country, we will work to solve the most pressing challenges facing our communities. This new leadership appointment comes on the heels of
The leadership of this year’s committee will consist of Chair Chris Brown, City Controller, Houston, Texas, Vice Chair Leondrae Camel, City Manager, South Bay, Florida, and Vice Chair Catherine Dauler, Councilmember, State College, Pennsylvania.
For more information on NLC’s federal advocacy committees, visit: www.nlc.org/advocacy/committees.