In the aftermath of the Ace Hardware issue within Kingfield, I'm trying to figure out in a timely way how we can better notify interested residents about issues before the neighborhood board.
I'd like some guidance from list members, especially about "best practices" that other neighborhoods have successfully implemented. Here are a few ideas and questions - though please add your own notions if I don't touch upon those. 1. Agendas. People have suggested we "lock" our agenda in a week before our board meeting. (It seems obvious to post it to our website, which we will do.) Does 7 days seem appropriate? Legit stuff does come up at the last minute, and the nature of a volunteer organization is that people miss deadlines - so you run the risk of having a very short agenda and a lot of "new business." That might falsely raise expectations that everything will be on the agenda. What's worked for people? 2. Voting procedures. I've been told that at least one neighborhood group forces two votes on important issues - that way critics get notice of an official board action and respond/organize before the final vote. The downside is that everything would have to wait a month between our meetings - which might be unfair to some businesses and individuals. And this after they've gone through our committees. Opinions? I do think our residents have a right to expect timely notice or at least a place they can find such info should the choose to look regularly. It's really just a question of what's appropriate and can be regularized. Thanks, David Brauer King Field - Ward 10 President, Kingfield Neighborhood Assn. Board _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
