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Public Engagement Plan- Neighborhood Update
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RECOMMENDED ACTION (Motion):
CIC representatives will report back to the CIC on how their neighborhood association has approached barriers to participation and idenitifed new ways to reach out to neighbors. This is intended to be a sharing session. Please be ready to share your ideas!
BACKGROUND:
Effective public participation is essential to building a sense of community and an effective government. Participation is functional when it helps create better decisions and a more thoughtful community plan. Participation is meaningful when the public has opportunities to participate in decisions and feels a sense of ownership for the community plan. A Public Involvement Plan (PIP), establishes a model for effective public involvement and contains written procedures for increasing public participation
This plan is intended to be used by the Oregon City Citizen Involvement Committee (CIC) and by the Oregon City Neighborhood Associations (NA) that are interested in promoting citizen participation in their neighborhoods. The CIC and the NAs are essential to a healthy, thriving community. They provide the grassroots, participatory forums for residents to participate in civic affairs and are important to furthering good government in Oregon City. From public safety to land use, sustainability to parks and open spaces, our CIC and NAs help shape how Oregon City works for all of us. The credibility of the CIC and the NAs depends on healthy levels of participation and robust efforts to engage residents of every neighborhood. This plan provides suggested methods to encourage the participation of a broad range of citizens reflecting the diversity of our City.
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