UF00083703_00128.pdf

UF00083703_00128.txt

UF00083703_00128_pdf.txt

APR 2 1969

Honorable w. Russell Arrington
President Pro Tem

State Senate

State Capitol

Springfield, Illinois

Dear Senator:

As I said in my telegram of March 26, I In delighted to
learn of the action of the President in appointing yon as a
Member of the Advisory Connmssion on Intergovernmental Relations.

This Commission. as you know, deals with some of the most
difficult and complex prohla-e and questions that confront us in

government today. and we are looking forward with great pleasure
to working with yov on them.

Mr. Hm. G. Colman. the Snacutive Director of the Commission,

will be writing yon in the next day or so with background material
relative to the Commission, as wall as travel forms and other
administratiVe matters.

The overall responsibility of the Commission as laid down
in its enabling statute in to aahe recommendatione to various
levels and branches of government on the specific problems of
intergovermaental relations. The Comioaion's reco-endations
may go to the Congress, the President, the Governors, the State
legislatures, governing hoarda of local governments, or combina-
tions of any of these. The Commission is an advisory body and
has no power except the power of persuasion. Because of its
unique role in the American federal ayatem, new Members are
usually inmediately concerned as to their roles as tubers and
whether they are functioning in an official or individual
capacity. The legislative history and the previous practice of
the Commission place the role of the Henher as an individual
rather than an official representing a particular jurisdiction.
conatituency. or department. Ohviooely. in nany of his comments
the Member will speak from the vantage point of a Cabinet office.
a Governor. or other official. The following excerpt from the
minutes of the July 1967 meeting applies to another aspect of
this general question and reassures Members that their votee on

matters before the Commission are not in any sense binding on
their future policy positions.

Honorable u. luaaall Arrington
Paga 2

"halo 0! union ml

Pursuant to a quaation raiaad by Attoroay Gcoaral
Clark aubaaquant to tho April 1967 looting. Chairman
Bryant raad a ataunoot clarifying tha atatua of Con-ia-
aion nan-barn in thair votaa on particular iaauaa. The

Con-iaaion unanimaly agraad to tha atat-ant raading
aa tollova:

Binca thara ara aavaral now an, I
hava baan ukad to raatata tha gnaral undat-
atanding of the rola of Coniaaiou unborn
who an an of Congraaa, haada ot radaral
agaociu. or of Stata or local govarnnant
jurisdictions. Participation by auoh nanbara
on daciaioua or policy dataminatioua of tha
Co-iaaion ia undaratood as not precluding
indapandaot cmidaration of auch aattara in
aubuquant votaa in Congraaa or by thair
raapactiva agociaa or juriadictioua in light
of the particular conaidarationa partinant to
thair own govarnnantal raaponaibilitiaa."

If you want to gat in touch with no paraoually for any
raaaon prior to tha April ll mating. my addraaa in Jackaonvillo
ia: 711 mu Bank Building. Jackaouvilla. Florida 32208
and my talaphoua number than ia Area Coda 906 353-1264.

Vary but rogarda .

Sincaraly your-a .

larria Bryant
Chairman




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