TOWN MEETING REIMAGINED - Please join the planning of a new Town Meeting process!
Remember last year's Town Meeting, where Jericho residents approved moving to an Australian Ballot for our budget vote and other issues and calling for a hybrid-format meeting in advance to prepare for the vote? A group of Jericho residents has been planning what that could look like and NOW JERICHO NEEDS YOUR INVOLVEMENT!
In July the Selectboard approved the recommendations of the Jericho Town Meeting Reimagined Task Force. These recommendations include a three-step process that expands on the traditional Town Meeting to involve citizens with a well-publicized venue in which to annually frame a vision for the town budget and provide them a means to have direct input on the draft town budget and other matters of concern to the citizens.
The process begins with an early-fall kick-off meeting focused on vision for budget priorities, followed by a winter meeting in which to discuss and have impact on the draft budget, and ending with the Australian Ballot vote in March.
The Task Force is ready put together a team of Jericho residents to organize and lead the first meeting, which we are calling the Kick-Off Meeting. We are aiming for a late September or early October date for the Kick-Off.
We are creating a new town event from whole cloth, knowing that this is its first year and we'll build from whatever we accomplish as we move into next year. We welcome new participants in this work!
Most important for Jericho residents: WE NEED HELP to organize a well-attended Kick-off meeting by early October. We need folks with different skills, from hauling and setting up equipment, to setting up a hybrid meeting, to helping with publicity and refreshments.
Our first planning meeting will be via zoom, this coming Monday the 19th at 6 pm, followed by a second meeting September 9th, also at 6pm and also by Zoom.
Please join us to find out more about the plan and especially the Kick-Off meeting, email Gaye at gsym@together.net. Tell your friends; join us August 19th and September 9th - join either or both meetings!
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