Official Publication of the National League of Cities OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES
NATION’S CITIES WEEKLY
Volume 34, Number 40 | october 24, 2011

IN THIS ISSUE
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Case Studies Demonstrate City
Resilience
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Phoenix Leaders to Engage with NLC
Constituency Groups
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Conference Exhibitor Solution Theaters
Offer Unique Learning Opportunities

NLC Prescription Discount Card Program Reaches Milestone
by Marc Shapiro
NLC surpassed a signifi-
cant milestone last month with
more than 500 member cities
now participating in the NLC
Prescription Discount Card
Program.

$0 $1M $2M $3M $7M $6M $5M $4M $10M $9M $8M nLc prescription discount card program Has a goal of $10 Million in Savings current SavingS: $7.5 MiLLion
Sign your city up
today to Save!
www.nlc.org
“The NLC Prescription
Discount Card Program has
been a great program for our
residents,” said James C. Hunt,
Clarksburg, W.Va., council-
member and NLC past presi-
dent. “Rarely do I attend a
gathering without someone
relating to me a story about
how they or their family saved
money with the program.”
Clarksburg leads the country
in savings to residents. Other
top cities in savings to residents
are Detroit; Ardmore, Okla.;
Athens, Tenn.; Savannah, Ga.;
Monroe, N.C.; Memphis,
Tenn.; Kernersville, N.C.;
West Hollywood, Calif.; and
Camden, S.C.

The top cities in savings
have described numerous ways
to keep residents informed of
the benefits of the program,
including having the discount
cards available at numer-
ous locations around the city
(city hall, community centers,
public libraries, health clinics,
etc.); distributing cards at city
health fairs and other public
events; and holding celebra-
tions and informing the local
media when savings milestones
are achieved.

Details: Contact Marc
Shapiro at (202) 626-3019 or
shapiro@nlc.org.
House Expected to Repeal 3 Percent Withholding
NLC Calls on City Leaders to Support Measure
by Lars Etzkorn

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NLC is calling on city officials to
contact their representatives to express
support for legislation to be considered
— possibly as early as this week — that
will provide relief to cash-strapped cities
by repealing the 3 percent withholding
requirement on payments made to ven-
dors by government entities.
The withholding rule became law
in 2005 and was meant to help close
the gap between taxes owed and taxes
collected. However, the rule was not
implemented at the time and was
delayed under the Recovery Act until
the end of this year. Earlier this year, the
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) delayed
implementation even further, until the
end of 2012.

Details: Please visit www.nlc.org/
influence-federal-policy for additional
information, including talking points
and a letter that may be customized.