Community Engagement Committee

The City of Corinth values transparency and community engagement with its residents. To achieve goals around these values, Corinth Community Ambassadors share information about the City of Corinth initiatives through a grassroots, word-of-mouth strategy. This group does not make any policy decisions; however, Ambassadors will make communication suggestions to staff based on residents' feedback.
 

Overview of Program

• Total number of Community Ambassadors: 12 maximum
• Positions are voluntary
• Terms last two years, and Ambassadors can serve up to two terms.
• Ambassadors must have lived in Corinth city limits for at least one year.

The purpose of the committee:

• Acting in an advisory capacity regarding community engagement activities.
• Identifying topics of interest and methods or techniques to improve community engagement.
• Evaluation, providing feedback, and making recommendations on City programs, events, and activities.
• Serve as a focus group for selected pilot projects or programs that may require or benefit from public input before implementation.
• Serve as social media ambassadors for the city by engaging with the City’s social media platforms.

Expectations & Responsibilities

As part of the program, Community Ambassadors are expected to:

• Attend bi-monthly Communication Workshops to review communication topics and tactics – exact times and dates of meetings are to be determined.
• Ambassadors may miss no more than two workshops per year.
• Follow the City social media accounts and re-share important topics on their personal social media accounts and neighborhood groups.
• Read emails from City staff outlining communication topics and updates on important projects.
• Share City information with fellow residents in a factual and non-biased way.
• Encourage fellow residents to participate in City public engagement initiatives.
• Report back to City staff on common questions, topics, or projects that other residents want more information about.
• Be a liaison of the Ambassador’s HOA with sharing City information (when applicable).

About the Bi-Monthly Meetings:

The  goal is to review communication topics, project updates, and communication tactics for the Ambassadors. Each workshop will focus on a specific department to summarize what the department does, and the important projects residents should know about. Communication Workshops will be held every other month – exact times and dates of meetings are to be determined.

• Workshops are open to the public; however, no public comment will be available during the workshops.
• Minutes from the workshops will not be recorded.
• Should an Ambassador be unable to attend one of the monthly workshops, staff must be notified as far in advance as possible. Summaries of the workshop may be sent to absent Ambassadors after the fact.
• To supplement the Workshops, City staff will also send weekly emails with project updates and communication tidbits.

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