Budget focused "eTown Hall" meeting scheduled for September 29th

Key Points

• Nanaimo's next eTown Hall meeting is scheduled for September 29th starting at 7 p.m. Residents can participate via social media, webform, phone call or attend in person at the VICC Shaw auditorium.
• The topic of the September 29th eTown Hall meeting will focus on the City's annual budget. Residents are encouraged to review available budget information prior to the meeting beginning.
• The City's annual budget process is completed over a period of several months. The September 29th eTown Hall meeting is being held near the start of the process to ensure comments and questions from residents are identified early.

Quotes

"I encourage residents to participate in the budget process by taking part in this fall's eTown Hall meeting. Come prepared - don't forget to review the budget information on our website in advance."

Quick Facts

• The City of Nanaimo's eTown Hall meeting format provides greater community involvement by diversifying the methods by which the public can participate... and where they participate.
• To date, the City of Nanaimo has held three eTown Hall meetings. The first meeting, held in March of 2013, was awarded Bronze for Innovation Management by the Institute of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC).

Links

• 2014-2018 Financial Plan

• Annual Municipal Report

• eTown Town Hall - website information page

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