Working with Advisory Boards and Committees
- Kernersville, NCApril 11, 2025
Working with Advisory Boards and Committees will be held in-person at the Piedmont Triad Regional Council in Kernersville from 9:00a.m. to 4:00p.m. This course is open to local government professionals and elected officials. Elected officials will receive a LELA 201-course credit.
One of the most common and substantive ways citizen participation in local government occurs is through service on appointed advisory boards (CABs) (also sometimes called committees, commissions or task forces). While some CABs are statutorily mandated, most are created at the discretion of governing boards in order to provide community input for various local government functions.
How can local governments get the most out of CABs?
What practices yield positive results for the organization as well as a positive experience for citizen volunteers?
What You’ll Learn:
- Important nuts-and-bolts, including clarifying roles and expectations; recruiting, appointing, and training volunteers; staffing and managing committee work; and evaluating CAB effectiveness
- Exercises to address key issues and promising practices from their experience
*Participants will be asked to complete a pre-workshop survey. The survey will be sent out in advance.
LELA Level: This is a 201 Level course in the Local Elected Leaders Academy. Participating elected officials will earn 6 credits toward their Practitioner recognition certificate.
Members of Civic Federal Credit Union (Civic) and Local Government Federal Credit Union (LGFCU), who are local government employees, are eligible to apply for a scholarship towards tuition for conferences, classes, and seminars offered by the School of Government. There are four deadlines to submit applications:
- March 1 (for courses starting between April 1 and June 30)
- June 1 (for courses starting between July 1 and September 30)
- September 1 (for courses starting between October 1 and December 31)
- December 1 (for courses starting between January 1 and March 31)
The North Carolina Association of County Commissioners provides cost offsets for county elected officials to attend LELA courses. For information on this discount please click the link below.
- Kernersville, NCApril 11Piedmont Triangle Regional Councill
1398 Carrollton Crossing Drive
Kernersville, NC 27284View Scholarship InformationMembers of Civic Federal Credit Union (Civic) and Local Government Federal Credit Union (LGFCU), who are local government employees, are eligible to apply for a scholarship towards tuition for conferences, classes, and seminars offered by the School of Government. There are four deadlines to submit applications:
- March 1 (for courses starting between April 1 and June 30)
- June 1 (for courses starting between July 1 and September 30)
- September 1 (for courses starting between October 1 and December 31)
- December 1 (for courses starting between January 1 and March 31)
The North Carolina Association of County Commissioners provides cost offsets for county elected officials to attend LELA courses. For information on this discount please click the link below.
Participants will receive a copy of Creating and Maintaining Effective Local Government Citizen Advisory Committees (Vaughn M. Upshaw, 2010) as well as an after-workshop report.
Lisa Sheffield
