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Areas of Focus
Public and Government Education | Fair Electoral Process | Democracy Education | Democratic Reform | Organizational Governance | Dialogue, Deliberation and Consensus-Building | Youth Participation | Community Participation | Democratic Participation | Seniors' Rights and Participation | Women's Civic Participation | Youth Leadership | Youth Education and Empowerment | Community Training
About
Register your opinion at a Community Forum in your
neighborhood. Community forums are conducted by citizens who
volunteer to host at their home, school, faith-based community,
company, organization or civic group.
The King County Council passed Ordinance #15896 to implement a Citizen Councilor Network to generate feedback on public policy issues. The King County Council unanimously adopted Initiative 24 to create the office of Citizen Councilor Network within the County Auditor's Office. The program enhances citizen participation, civic engagement, and citizenship education in government by involving community members who live or work in King County as Citizen Councilor volunteers.
Instead of gathering at a big meeting at one place and time, where only a few people can talk and most have to listen, the Countywide Community Forums provide a way for small groups of citizens to assemble in small groups (similar to talking with friends, family and co-workers around a table) to discuss important issues and share their opinions.
To ensure the opinions of all participants are understood, all of the small group gatherings are networked in two ways. First, everyone watches, the same short video and reads the same summary of the key facts and different perspectives on the issue being discussed. Following the discussion everyone fills out a survey that asks specific questions about the current topic and also asks participants which topics they would like to discuss next. The surveys are then tabulated with the results posted on the web and shared with government officials and the media.
Involvement in this project is a great way to learn about issues, use your voice, and engage in democracy.
All who register as Citizen Councilors may participate in the historic first round of Countywide Community Forums ever passed by elected officials! The ordinance includes those who work in King Co. even if they don't reside inside the county line. The Countywide Community Forums program will officially launch when the first 1,000 Citizen Councilors are registered.
Seattle, Washington 98104
Attn: Citizen Councilor Network
Attn: Citizen Councilor Network
Phone: 206-296-1633 Toll-Free: 800-369-2584
Fax: 206-203-3686 TTY: 206-296-1024
King County Auditor’s Website: www.metrokc.gov/auditor/CCF
View Quicktime Video Clip about this project. Copy and paste URL below into your browser
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