Don’t watch government, become the government!

October 31, 2007 11:54 am

I’m a lazy blogger today, so I just stole this off Alder Satya Rhodes-Conway’s post to EINPC and I’m grateful to her for putting this together.

One of the things that makes our city government go is the dedicated citizens that serve on city committees and commissions. More information is here: http://www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/mycommit.html. If you’re interested, you can fill out an application here: http://www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/pdfs/commappt.pdf . A list of vacancies is here: http://www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/vacancy.html. Right now, there are vacancies on the following committees:

Affirmative Action Commission
Commission on People with Disabilities
Downtown Coordinating Committee
Economic Development Commission
Equal Opportunities Commission
Housing Committee
Humanitarian Award Committee
Parking Council for People with Disabilities
Board of Public Works
Senior Center Board of Directors
Vending Oversight Committee

And speaking of “watching” the government. I have a post I’ve written about PEG funding for local access channels like Channel 12, but I have a few facts to check before I post it, so check back later today to see how you can help make sure that the community has access to this service.