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Citizens Academy
Citizens Academy is an eight-week interactive program geared to learning about the City of Wichita. Through informative presentations and interesting tours that focus on City departments, participants will become more familiar with the structure and functions of city government. Graduates of Citizens Academy will gain a greater knowledge of government affairs and will also become more effective citizen leaders.
If you would like to participate in the City of Wichita’s Citizens Academy, please fill out the online application form or the printed application form. If a future academy would serve you better, please check the appropriate line at the bottom of the application form.
The 2008 Citizens Academy program will be held Tuesday nights beginning on September 9. Please see the tentative schedule below. Please note that session locations and order are subject to change and will be updated as available:
| SESSION I - WELCOME TO CITIZENS ACADEMY |
| 09/09/08 |
Mayor Brewer & Members of City Council
6:30 PM
City Council Chambers
455 N. Main |
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SESSION II - LOCAL GOVERNMENT 101 |
| 09/16/08 |
Interim City Manger L. Scott Moore and Asst. City Manager Cathy Holdeman
6:30 PM
City Council Chambers
455 N. Main |
| SESSION III - DOLLARS AND SENSE |
| 09/23/08 |
Finance Director Kelly Carpenter
6:30 PM
City Council Chambers
455 N. Main |
| SESSION IV - PUBLIC SAFETY 911 |
| 09/30/08 |
Fire Chief Ronald D. Blackwell & Police Chief Norman Williams
6:00 PM
Wichita/Sedgwick County Academy
2235 W 37th St N |
| SESSION V - SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE |
| 10/07/08 |
Doug Kupper, Director of Parks and Recreation & Cynthia Berner-Harris, Director of Libraries
6:00 PM
Great Plains Nature Center
6232 E 29th St N |
| SESSION VI - HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOODS |
| 10/14/08 |
Kay Johnson, Director of Environmental Services & Kurt Schroeder, Superintendent of Central Inspection
6:30 PM
WATER Center
Herman Hill Park - Pawnee & Broadway |
| SESSION VII - DEVELOPING AND MAINTAINING COMMUNITIES |
| 10/21/08 |
John Schlegel, Metropolitan Area Planning Director & Mary K. Vaughn, Community and Housing Services Director
6:30 PM
Location TBD |
| SESSION VIII - STREETS, PIPES AND MORE |
| 10/28/08 |
Chris Carrier, Director of Public Works & Don Kirkland, Assistant Director of Water Utilities
6:30 PM
Water Distribution Center
1825 S. McLean Blvd. |
| SESSION IX - GRADUATION |
| 11/04/08 |
Mayor Brewer and City Council
9:00 AM
City Council Chambers
455 N Main |
6:30 - 9:00 PM
The first three sessions will be held at City Hall, 455 N. Main. Other sessions will be held at City facilities throughout the community.
Free! There is no admission cost or registration fee.
If you would like to register for the Citizens Academy, please mail the printed application form or fill out our online application form. Applications will be accepted year round.
If we receive your application after the class is full and registration closed, we will reserve a place for you in the next Citizens Academy.
A confirmation letter providing you a guaranteed reservation will be sent to you.
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Presentations from the 2007 Academy |
Session II: Local Government 101
City Manager Presentation
Session III: Dollars and Sense
Finance Presentation
Session IV: Something for Everyone
Park and Recreation Presentation and Library Presentation
Session V: Public Safety 911
Fire Department Presentation
Session VI: Developing and Maintaining Communities
Planning Department Presentation and Housing and Community Service Presentation
Session VII: Healthy Neighborhoods
Environmental Services Presentation
Session VIII: Streets, Pipes and More
Public Works Presentation and Water and Sewer Presentation
Contact Kelli Glassman at 303-8009 or email kglassman@wichita.gov.
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