Citizen Councilor Network (King County, WA)

Countywide Community Forums

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, office, organization or civic group. See www.CountywideCommunityForums.org Instead of gathering at a big meeting at one place and time, where only a few people can talk and mo ...learn more

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Created: Jan 26, 2008

Updated: Nov 24, 2009

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Name: Citizen Councilor Network (King County, WA)
 
Alternate Name: Countywide Community Forums
 
Tagline: Countywide Community Forums
 
Website: www.countywidecommunityforums....
 
Address: Seattle, Washington
King County
United States
 
Scope: community
 

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, office, organization or civic group.

See www.CountywideCommunityForums.org


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 each round (2-4 per year) of Forums.  This is the first joint citizen-government civic engagement program ever passed by elected officials!

The King County Council passed Ordinance #15896 in September 2007 to implement a Citizen Councilor Network to generate feedback on public policy issues. 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.

 

For information, please contact John Spady, Deputy Volunteer Coordinator, at communityforums@kingcounty.gov or call (206) 296-1633 or Chantal Stevens, Program Manager with the King County Auditor's Office at 206-296-0801.


516 Third Avenue, Room W1033
Seattle, Washington 98104
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. Click or copy and paste URL below into your browser. It will download a very short file which you can then run using QuickTime.