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General Government: G 1.6000 - Citizen participation in government, citizen involvement, community involvement, civic engagement, youth participation in government

Expand Section Electronic Documents (7 Results)

  1. Special budget edition of Kirkland’s newsletter, City Update
    Other Gov Doc | Document Date: 7/08
    Jurisdiction: Kirkland

  2. Resolution No. 1627 - Declares October 30 through November 3 as Voting Awareness Week, encourages educators and families to teach the youth of Bonney Lake about the process, privilege and responsibility of voting
    Ordinance | Document Date: 10/06
    Jurisdiction: Bonney Lake

  3. Public involvement needs assessment report
    Other Gov Doc | Document Date: 12/06
    Jurisdiction: Bellingham

  4. Public participation policy, adopted by Resolution No. 2006-14
    Policy/Procedure | Document Date: 8/06
    Jurisdiction: Poulsbo

  5. Resolution No. 2006-11 - Proclaims the week of October 30 through November 3, 2006 as youth voting awareness week and encourages the youth of the community to participate in the “voting is cool” program in Pierce County, Washington
    Proclamations | Document Date: 09/06
    Jurisdiction: Buckley

  6. Resolution No. R2006-106 - Proclaims the week of October 30 through November 3, 2006, as Youth Voting Awareness Week; and encourages the youth of the community to participate in the “Voting is Cool” Program in Pierce County, Washington
    Proclamations | Document Date: 08/06
    Jurisdiction: Pierce County

  7. "Promoting youth participation : action kit for municipal leaders," National League of Cities. Focuses on youth participation in municipal government and youth involvement in local communities by highlighting strategies to establish a youth council; plan through Community Youth Mapping; host a youth summit; and promote youth service.
    Article

Expand Section Paper Documents (7 Results)

  1. "Civic engagement: movement afoot in Hampton Roads to breathe life into a sustainable, deliberative local democracy," by Mike Knepler.
    Request this document | Document Date: 7/09
    Jurisdiction: Other State

  2. 201 secrets for building community involvement, by Karen Susman.
    Request this document | Document Date: 2002

  3. "Public comment at meetings of local government boards," by John Stephens and A. Fleming Bell, II. The Municipality [Wisconsin], August 2008 (v)
    Request this document | Document Date: 8/08
    Jurisdiction: Other State

  4. "The public hearing process: a tool for citizen participation or a path toward citizen alientation?" by Tom Lando. National Civic Review, v. 92, no.1, Spring 2003. p. 73-82
    Request this document | Document Date: 4/03

  5. "Sparking community," by Jeff Bercuvitz. Minnesota Cities, July 2000, pp. 7-8.
    Request this document | Document Date: 07/00

  6. "Involving youth in civic life," by Phillip Lovell and Ashley Price. Local Focus, January 2001, pp. 9-10
    Request this document | Document Date: 01/01

  7. "E-Democracy in Winona [online civic participation]," by Steve Kranz. Minnesota Cities, January-February 2001, pp. 7-8.
    Request this document | Document Date: 01/01

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Expand Section Subject Pages (14 Results)

  1. Effective Communication and Citizen Involvement
    This page provides information about effective communication and citizen involvement. It includes reference sources, documents by subject guides and toolboxes effective approaches for getting the word out to citizens, focus on feedback, involving citizens in community improvement communicating about government spending (What we get for our dollar), communicating about government services (What's in it for You?), comprehensive citizen involvement/public relations programs, national/state opinion polls about government performance and links
  2. Effective Approaches for Getting the Word Out to Citizens
    Provides information about getting the word out to citizens through various means including; convenient, comfortable settings and informal meeting formats, speaker's bureaus and presentations to existing groups, reaching citizens through technology, reaching citizens through web sites, citizen guides, brochures and orientations, newsletters, columns and flyers, civic education for youth, citizen education, staff training, and recommended articles
  3. Inn at Lake Stevens-Permits
    This web page contains the actual permit issued to the Inn at Lake Stevens on September 17, 1997
  4. Effective Public Participation and Communication
    This page contains a collection of tips acquired through experience while participating in both successful and unsuccessful processes
  5. Citizen Participation
    This page deals with citizen participation in council meetings. This page covers citizen participation, moving the agenda along, dealing with critics and pressure groups, and managing difficult meetings
  6. Youth Participation in Local Government
    Programs that include youth representatives on boards and commissions and on city councils
  7. Focus on Feedback (Is Anyone Listening?)
    Informatin on best way to encourage comment from a wide cross-section of community residents
  8. Communicating About Government Spending (What We Get for Our Dollar)
    Provides examples for city and county officials to consider as they work on ways to better communicate with their own citizens about money and budgets
  9. Guides and Toolboxes
    Provides examples of techniques, information and materials on citizens’ involvement in communities and government
  10. Involving Citizens in Community Improvement
    Provides information on local government programs that directly involve citizens in community improvement
  11. Communicating About Government Services
    Information about local governments efforts to get the word out about the variety of services available to citizens, and to do so in language that emphasizes how these services respond to their citizens' needs and interests
  12. Comprehensive Citizen Involvement / Public Relations Programs
    Information about comprehensive programs for involving citizens and "telling the story" about what local government offers
  13. Opinion Polls Regarding Confidence in Government
    Report and survey about perception of government's successes and failures
  14. Local Government Education for Youth
    Examples of successful programs, studies, and activities that can help offer ideas and serve as models upon which to build efforts in local government education for youth