Archived News Release from 2005

For Immediate Release

PACT Helps to Build a Great Community Together! Applications Now Available for Redwood City's "Partnership Academy for Community Teamwork"

Redwood City, CA - July 11, 2005 - The City of Redwood City announces that applications are now available for the Fall, 2005 session of PACT (Partnership Academy for Community Teamwork). The deadline to submit an application is 5:00 pm, August 12th, 2005.

Applications are available from the City Manager’s office, located in City Hall at 1017 Middlefield Road, or by calling 650-780-7300. The application is also available online . Enrollment is limited to 40 participants, and high-school aged youth are encouraged to apply (waiver must be signed by parent or guardian).

This nine-week citizens’ academy will provide participants with a hands-on overview of the management and governance of Redwood City, while helping to build relationships that will strengthen our entire community.

The Fall, 2005 program takes place each Wednesday from September 7th through November 2nd (except October 12, in observance of Yom Kippur the session will be held Tuesday October 11), and engages in dynamic and interesting activities illustrating how the City functions. The sessions cover subjects from Public Works to the Police Department, from the City Council to Finance, from the Fire Department to the Library, and more. This is a great opportunity for interested community members to get an insider’s view of where the City is going, become experts on how the City operates, and help to build a great community, together.

The objectives of PACT are to involve and engage people in learning about and understanding the operation of City government, and to improve communication between the City and those that live and work here in order to strengthen and enhance the entire community. Participants will learn how decisions are made, how City funds are allocated, and how City departments operate with each other, and get an opportunity to sit down with City Council members for frank discussions of issues, projects, politics, and plans for shaping the future of our community.

“It’s important for people to know about and be involved in City government, and to bring a true partnership to how we address community issues,” said Redwood City Mayor Jeff Ira. “We want a wide variety of people from all across Redwood City involved in PACT. This is one key way of building a great community together.”

Visit Redwood City’s website at www.redwoodcity.org for information about the City and its services, the community, recreation programs, education, and City government.

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Contact:
Deanna La Croix
Executive Assistant to the City Manager
(650) 780-7308