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Gainesville 101: the City of Gainesville’s Citizens’ Academy
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Purpose of the Citizens’ Academy
Introduce citizens in the community with Gainesville city government, including: The function of city departments and services
available to our citizens The relationship between the City
Commission and city administration The budgetary process Opportunities for citizen input and
involvement
Sessions Overview
Session Date Location
Session 1: Governing the City March 11 City Hall
Session 2: GFR - Protecting the Public
March 18 GFR’s Support Services Bureau
Session 3: GPD - Protecting the Public
March 25 GPD’s Hall of Heroes
Session 4: It Starts in Parks April 1 Morningside Nature Center
Session 5: Connecting our Community
April 8 RTS’s Corrine Brown Transit Facility
Session 6: More than Energy April 15 TBD
Session 7: Building a Better Gainesville
April 22 TBD
Graduation April 16 City Hall
Keeping You Informed
Emails – Weekly emails are sent with session information. Please be sure you are receiving them from rawsonle@cityofgainesville.org
Webpages: http://academy.cityofgainesville.org, click Citizens’ Academy online Includes schedule and session information
Introductions
What is your name? How long have you lived or worked in
Gainesville? What do you like about Gainesville? What to you hope to take away from
Gainesville 101? Anything else you want us to know?
Thank you!
Questions?