Resident Leadership Development and Citizen Academies

Fostering a Vital Civic Environment

There are two sides to the public participation coin.

1. One involves actions by local leaders and agency to invite and encourage community participation in the decision-making process.
2. The other involves residents taking the initiative to express their concerns to local leaders and become involve in public decision-making processes.

The Institute’s public engagement program is designed to help local officials with the first element. This page offers resources of the second.