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Citizen Involvement & Communicating Difficult Budget Issues Mecklenburg County. Citizen Involvement Business Strategies. Diverse, Network-Based Recruitment Involve Residents Numerous Ways Institutionalize and Sustain Citizen Involvement/Community Engagement
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Citizen Involvement & Communicating Difficult Budget IssuesMecklenburg County
Citizen Involvement Business Strategies Diverse, Network-Based Recruitment Involve Residents Numerous Ways Institutionalize and Sustain Citizen Involvement/Community Engagement Communicate, Communicate, Communicate
On-going efforts • Jury Pool Wednesday • Public Information Neighborhood Adoption • Community Partnerships • Volunteer Council • Website
Building a better budget 2012 • Partner with Office of Management & Budget and Public Information • Meetings with intact groups • Follow up: exercise, questions, results
Tools for involvement County Budget 101 PowerPoint Budget Exercise Spreadsheet(adults) Budget Exercise Spreadsheet(students)
Social Media opportunities: MeckCounty MecklenburgCounty MeckGov MecklenburgCountyNC.Gov
MecklenburgCountyNC.gov • Sophia.Hollingsworth@MecklenburgCountyNC.gov