Work with Citizen Boards and Committees
- Pembroke, NCOctober 28, 2022
This is an in person class at the Lumber River Council of Governments in Pembroke, NC.
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?
This one-day workshop explores promising practices of non-mandated, local government citizen advisory boards. Participants will learn about important nuts-and-bolts, including clarifying roles and expectations; recruiting, appointing, and training volunteers; staffing and managing committee work; and evaluating CAB effectiveness. Participants will also contribute to the learning by completing a pre-workshop survey and doing group 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.
Meet Your Instructors
- Pembroke, NCOctober 28Lumber River Council of Governments
30 CJ Walker Road
Pembroke, NC 28372View Cancellation PolicyCourse participants who cancel their registration on or before October 20, 2022 will receive a full refund. No refund will be made for cancellations on or after October 21, 2022, but you will receive a transferrable credit to be used within 12 months. Click here to view the School’s full cancellation and refund policy.$485.00Registration and payment for this course grants access for a single attendee. In order to register a group of attendees, please register each person individually. If you have questions, please contact our registration office at registration@sog.unc.edu or 919.966.4414.
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.
