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Title: CITIZENS ACADEMY PROGRAM


1

Citizens Academies Small Population vs. Medium
Population
NCCCMA Summer Conference
2
Small Town Elements 5,000
  • Better Advisory Board Participation
  • Informal
  • Greater Local Media Coverage
  • Proportionately Higher Citizen Participation
  • More Elected Official Interest/Participation
  • Pre-requisite for advisory board appointment.
  • Zero County Interest
  • Library / Airport / Main Street Topics
  • Future Commissioner Graduate
  • Manager more involved.

3
Medium Town Elements 40,000
Citizens in Action (CIA)
  • Great 1st Year Participation (25)
  • Greater Female Interest
  • Young/Senior Dichotomy
  • Increased Interest in Public Office
  • Mayor participated 2nd Year
  • More Formal
  • More Flexible/Case Study Approach
  • Greater Opportunity for Joint City/County
    Academy.
  • Very Little, if any, elected official interest.
  • More Current Event Issues/Questions.
  • Economic Development, Stormwater, IBT
  • Manager Less Involved Community Relations Staff

4
Medium City Spin-off
  • Team Kannapolis (Employees)
  • Youth Academy (Formerly Youth Council)
  • High School Presentations (EOG prep)
  • Civic Education Teacher Partnership
  • Senior Project

5
First Session
  • Pre-session Reading Assignments
  • Pre-session quiz
  • Incorporation
  • Centralization (City) vs. Decentralization
    (County)
  • Functions of City Government
  • Home Rule Options
  • Styles of Governing Boards
  • Mayor/Manager Roles
  • Types of Meetings
  • Budget

DO NOT Underestimate the FREE meal!
6
Pre-session Reading Suggestions
  • Read the ICMA Council-Manager Information Sheet
  • Review The Managers Powers and Duties
  • Review Roles of Mayoral Leadership in
    Council-Manager Cities
  • Review Common Expectations among the City
    Council, the City Manager, and the Mayor
  • Review sheet outlining functions of city and
    county governments in N.C.

7
Sample Quiz Questions
  • What calendar must all North Carolina
    municipalities follow?
  • What is the total number of elected officials in
    Kannapolis (Council members Mayor)?
  • When does the City Council conduct their monthly
    meeting?
  • How many incorporated municipalities are there in
    North Carolina?
  • Kannapolis belongs to NC House District

8
Local Government Principles
(or the most important elements youll learn
during this academy)
9
PRINCIPLE 1
  • When you work on complex issues in local
    government, dont expect quick decisions (see
    definitions of time).

10
PRINCIPLE 10
  • TIME IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT
  • Immediately from 30 seconds to 60 days
  • Soon 1 year to 5 years
  • In the near future 5 years to 25 years
  • Beyond the planning horizon never

11
PRINCIPLE 12
  • 1 - 3 PEOPLE GROUP
  • 4 - 8 PEOPLE COMMITTEE
  • MORE THAN 8 PEOPLE RIOT

12
PRINCIPLE 13
  • A public hearing is like a good bath it takes
    the smell away

CLEANSING WATERS
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