{"id":2,"date":"2013-11-26T16:15:23","date_gmt":"2013-11-26T16:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/participation.syr.edu\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2018-10-11T17:14:19","modified_gmt":"2018-10-11T17:14:19","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/participation.syr.edu\/?page_id=2","title":{"rendered":"Before the Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Why We Engage: What issues should involve citizens?<\/h2>\n

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Principles of Local Government Public Engagement<\/a><\/h3>\n

Source: Institute for Local Government<\/h4>\n

This two-page paper lists ten principles to help guide public participation. It is written to help managers assess when and if an issue is right for pubic engagement and help guide further development on engaging that issue.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Spectrum of Public Participation<\/a><\/h3>\n

Source: International Association of Public Participation (IAP2)<\/h4>\n

IAP2’s well-known chart on public participation provides an excellent example of matching up participation goals with specific designs.<\/p>\n

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Selecting the Right Level of Public Participation<\/a><\/h3>\n

Source: U. S Environmental Protection Agency<\/h4>\n

Focuses on identifying goals before planning an engagement process.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Designing Public Participation: What issues should involve citizens?<\/h2>\n

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Engagement Streams Framework<\/a><\/h3>\n

Source: Public Agenda Center for Advances in Public Engagement<\/h4>\n

For practitioners with well-defined goals, this widely used guidebook can help in the selection of the specific engagement process to support those goals.\u00a0 It conveniently lists likely outcomes associated with using those specific processes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Armchair Involvement Report<\/a><\/h3>\n

Source: Involve: The Institute for Innovation and Improvement<\/h4>\n

This guidance aims to highlight the benefits of investing stakeholders time and energy into new interactive formats; the trade-offs being their potential to stimulate improved communication and to enable provision of tailored health advice and service information on the individuals own terms.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Click To Engage: Using Keypads to Enhance Deliberation<\/a><\/h3>\n

Source: Public Agenda Center for Advances in Public Engagement<\/h4>\n

This well written piece details how clickers, keypads, or other audience response systems (ASRs) can greatly enhance public meetings.\u00a0 It offers theoretical insight and practical examples in designing questions and benefits\u00a0 and drawbacks of particular approaches.<\/p>\n

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\"Play<\/a>Input Plan-it Video Series<\/a><\/h3>\n

Source: Iowa Department of Economic Development<\/h4>\n

This 7-minute video presents guiding principles and some methods, tools and techniques for increasing participation and enhancing the quality of input at public meetings.<\/p>\n

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Convening Public Participation: Giving notice, recruiting, and choosing locations<\/h2>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Civic Life Institute Participant Guidebook 2010<\/a><\/h3>\n

Source: West Virginia Center for Civic Life<\/h4>\n

This guidebook includes brainstorming constituencies and stakeholders and developing a communications plan for your event.\u00a0 See pp. 61-66 for recruiting and convening; pp. 68-71 for basic considerations on recruiting participants to public meetings.<\/p>\n

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SAMPLE PUBLIC MEETING NOTICES<\/strong><\/h5>\n

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\"\"<\/a>State Agency Public Meeting Notice Template<\/a><\/h3>\n

Source: Texas Department of Transportation<\/h4>\n

Example of an open meeting notice standard format.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>School District Public Meeting Notice Template<\/a><\/h3>\n

Source: Clinton School District, Missouri<\/h4>\n

Example of a public meeting notice template.<\/p>\n

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Creating Agendas: How should I run the meeting?<\/h2>\n

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\"Website<\/a>How Do We Plan for Effective Meetings?<\/a><\/h3>\n

Source: University of Minnesota<\/h4>\n

This tip sheet reviews an important way to plan public meetings toward the goal of solving public problems and achieving the group’s goals.<\/p>\n

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