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City of Gainesville's Citizens' Academy Spring 2015 Graduates (NB)
This is a request for the City Commission to recognize the Spring 2015 Citizen's Academy graduates.
Explanation
The City of Gainesville Communications Office offers the Citizens' Academy, dubbed "Gainesville 101," to educate Gainesville citizens on the diverse services their city government provides and inform them on how they can become more involved in their local government. Citizens' Academy expanded to seven sessions to allow for additional opportunities to learn about the services provided by Gainesville Fire Rescue and the Gainesville Police Department.
Participants in this session's Citizens' Academy went behind the scenes of city government operations, met with government officials, toured facilities and asked questions at seven weekly sessions. This is the 17th graduating class of the City of Gainesville's Citizens' Academy.
Recommendation
The City Commission: 1) recognize accomplishments of Gainesville 101 Spring 2015 City of Gainesville Citizens' Academy graduates; and 2) hear brief comments from the class speaker on what they have learned.