Have ever wondered what it’s like to be a police officer in our city? How about what it takes to pilot a snow plow or Steamboat Springs Transit bus? What factors go into planning for future community growth? Or do you have the determination to go into a smoke filled building completely in the dark?
You’ll learn the answers to these questions along with many others during the fourth installment of the city’s educational and awareness program, City 101. Bringing together city employees and community members, the City 101 program offers in-depth insights into city operations, straight from the individuals responsible for them day-in and day-out.
The goal of the eight session City 101 program is to:
- create a shared understanding of the city’s mission and purpose
- increase community member and employee understanding of the city and its operations
- enhance community member and employee ability to serve as ambassadors for the city
One community member wrote after the 2017 course, “Thank you for orchestrating a superlative Civics 101 course, it was the perfect antidote to the trend toward citizen apathy and disengagement as well as distrust of government. I fell in love with my local government and the people who staff it.”
Employees from the City of Steamboat Springs along with members of the community will be selected to learn more about the city and its operations through field trips, forums, and interactive activities. City 101 takes place on Wednesday between January and June, typically from 8:30am to 3:30pm with lunch provided.
The program is open to all members of the
community and c
ity employees. Interested individuals must submit an application to the program. Applications may be found on the city website at
steamboatsprings.net/city101 and are
due December 12, 2017. Members of the 2018 City 101 class will be selected by the city’s management team.
City 101 Schedule
January 3, 2018
8:30 AM –3:30 PM
AM: Welcome and Introductions
PM: Home Rule Charter, City Council, City Attorney, City Manager
January 24, 2018
8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
AM: Finance
PM: Police
February 21, 2018
8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
AM: Planning
PM: Parks and Community Services, Part I
March 7, 2018
8:30 AM – 11:30 AM
AM: City Clerk, Intergovernmental Services, Communications, City Paternships
March 28, 2018
8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
All-Day: Public Works Part I – Engineering, Water, Fleet, Wastewater
April 18, 2018
8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
AM: Fire
PM: General Services, Part I
May 9, 2018
8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
AM: Public Works, Part II - Fleet & Streets
PM: Public Works, Part II - Transit
June 6, 2018
8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
AM: Human Resources & General Services, Part II
PM: Parks & Community Services, Part II & Wrap Up
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Contact:
Winnie DelliQuadri, Assistant to the City Manager, 970.871.8257,
wdelliquadri@steamboatsprings.net