Focus & Purpose
The Community Engagement Office is focused on communication and outreach activities, enhancing collaborative relationships with neighborhoods, and providing support to the City’s engagement processes.
The primary purpose of community engagement is to empower residents to influence City government decisions that shape their city and their quality of living in the community. Community building, outreach and education activities, and improved communication are important to the City to help constituents understand and be understood.
Responsibilities
The Community Outreach Office, which reports to the City Manager’s Chief of Staff, comprises the Community Outreach Manager and two Community Outreach Marketing Coordinators. It is responsible for activities and information that assist residents in positively and successfully participating in and interacting with municipal government.