FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: January 6, 2014

The National League of Cities (NLC) announced the appointment of City of Savannah Alderman John Hall to the 2014 Public Safety and Crime Prevention Steering Committee.

The Public Safety and Crime Prevention Steering committee has the lead responsibility for developing NLC federal policy positions on issues involving crime prevention, corrections, substance abuse, municipal fire policy, juvenile justice, disaster preparedness and relief, homeland security, domestic terrorism, court systems and gun control. The appointment was announced by NLC President Chris Coleman, Mayor of St. Paul, Minnesota.

The National League of Cities (NLC) is dedicated to helping city leaders build better communities. NLC is a resource and advocate for 19,000 cities, towns and villages, representing more than 218 million Americans. For more information on NLC’s other committees and councils, visit http://www.nlc.org/influence-federal-policy/policy-committees.