UF00083703_00104.pdf

UF00083703_00104.txt

UF00083703_00104_pdf.txt

honorable Richard G. Luger
Mayor

City Hall

Indianapolis, Indiana #6201.

Dear Hr. Hayor:

An I aid in my telegram of Harch 26. I an delighted to
learn of the action of the President in appointing you ea a
Member of the Advisory Co-ieeion on Intergovernmental Relatione.

Thie Couiaeion. at you know. deale with cone of the moat
difficult and couple: problem and queetione that confront us in
government today. and we are looking forward with great pleasure
to working with yen on then.

Hr. Rm. 6. Colman. the Executive Director of the Coniaaion,
will be writing you in the next day or so with background material
relative to the Couniaeien, ae well as travel forne and other
administrative utters.

The overall reeponaihility of the Co-ieeion ea laid down
in its enabling etatute ie to nab recounndatione to varioue
levels and hranchee of governmt on the apecific problem of
intergovernmental relations. The Comiaeion'e recumndatione
may go to the Congress, the President, the We. the State
legielaturee. governing board: of local govert-ente, or combina-
tions of any of these. The Couniuion ie an advieory body and
has no power except the pane: of pereuaeion. Becauu of ite
unique role in the American federal eyeten. nee Huber- are
usually innediately concerned as to their rolee as More and
whether they are functioning in a official or individual
capacity. The legielative hietory and the previoue practice
of the Conmiaeion place the role of the Member at an individual
rather than an official representing a particular jurisdiction,
conetituency, or depart-at. Obviously, in many of hie canente
the Member will epeak free the vantage paint of a Cabinet office,
a Governor. or other official. The following excerpt from the
minutee of the July 1967 meeting appliee to another aspect of
thie general queetion and reassuree Hanhere that their votce on
mettera before the Connie-ion are not in any sense binding on
their future policy poeitiona.

Honorable Richard 6. Luger
M2

"tale of Comiaeon Me

Meuant to a queatiee rained by Attorney General
Clark eubeequent to the April 1967 aeeting. Chairman
Bryant read a stat-at clarifying the statue of Connie-
eion mhare in their votes on particular lawn. The
Connie-ion unanimcualy agreed to the atat-ant reading
ea iollove:

Since there are eeveral new embers. I
have been aehed to reetate the general under-
etendin; of the role of Connieeion Indore
ebo are Member- oi Coqreee, heade of federal
agenciee. or of State or local gnvernaant
juriadictione. Pertbipntion by such nuabera
on decieione or policy deteneinatione of the
Comiaeion ie understood ae not precluding
independent eonaideration of each eattera in
eubeequent vocal in Gangrene or by their
reapeetive again or jurisdiction in light
or the particular con-ideratione pertinent to
their own goverraaental reeponeibilitiee."

If you went to set in teach with me personally for any
reaeon prior to the April ll aaetins. my addreee in Jacksonville
ia: 711 Barnett Dank Building, Jackaonville, Florida 32208
and my telephone number there in Area Code 906 353-126.

Very beet regards.

Sincerely youre .

[arri- Bryant
Chairman




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