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Participant urges residents to join Citizens Academy to learn city departments
Summary
A meeting speaker identified as Jeremy, a 2024 Citizens Academy participant, urged residents to enroll in the program, saying it provides behind-the-scenes exposure to city departments and helps people prepare to influence local decisions.
Jeremy, who identified himself only by his first name, encouraged residents to take part in the Citizens Academy, a program he attended in 2024 that provides behind-the-scenes exposure to local government operations.
“I think everyone really should come out and participate in this program,” Jeremy said. He added, “It's really important that you come out also because we are the ones that are going to be able to make decisions, create change in the city, and you have to know about the city to make changes in the city.”
Jeremy described the program as covering multiple departments, saying participants learn about “the city, various departments, police department, fire, public works,” and other operations “you don't normally get to see on a day to day basis.” The transcript does not specify the meeting agenda slot where the remarks were made.
No formal action, vote or staff directive regarding the Citizens Academy was recorded in the transcript. The remarks in the transcript are limited to promotion of the program and encouragement of resident participation.
