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30 City of Roseville y Commissioner’s Handbook <br />CHAPTER 209 Community Engagement Commission <br />SECTION <br />209.1: Establishment and Membership <br />209.2: Scope, Duties and Function <br />209.1: ESTABLISHMENT AND MEMBERSHIP <br />There is established a Community Engagement Commission of the City which shall consist of seven members appointed by the City <br />Council and which shall be subject to Chapter 201 of the City Code. <br />209.2: SCOPE, DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS <br />The City Council has created the Community Engagement Commission to serve in an advisory capacity regarding the effective and <br />meaningful involvement of Roseville residents in their community. The Commission shall make recommendations, review policies, and <br />suggest strategies that will help to improve City communication and increase a sense of community. <br />The duties and functions of the Commission may include: <br />A. Review and recommend opportunities to collaborate with neighborhood, community, educational, business, and social services <br />groups and organizations. <br />B. Recommend strategies for and actively promote and encourage effective and meaningful volunteerism as well as participation on <br />advisory boards, task forces, commissions, and other participatory civic activities. <br />C. Review and recommend ways to improve the City’s public participation process and policies, identify under-represented groups, <br />remove any barriers, and engage and promote increased participation of all residents (both homeowners and rental populations), <br />businesses, and community and neighborhood organizations. <br />D. Review and recommend ways to improve the City’s communication efforts, both printed and electronic, to facilitate effective <br />two-way communication between the City and its residents, businesses, community and neighborhood organizations including <br />making information available in multiple languages. <br />E. Collaborate with City staff to explore and inform the City Council regarding other government efforts in the area of community <br />engagement, as well as the latest trends, technologies, tools, methods, and information used to facilitate community engage- <br />ment, communication, and volunteer efforts. <br />F. Advise the City Council on the community’s visioning process. <br /> <br /> (Ord. 1462, 2-10-2014)