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Attachment A HRIEC Working Strategy Proposal Introduction: The Council of the City of Roseville, MN formed the Human Rights, Inclusion and Engagement Commission (HRIEC). The commission has three duties: to evaluate the City's outreach efforts, to advise the City Council on strategies to improve outreach and communication and increase engagement, and lastly to engage residents and businesses through City Council-approved programs, events and projects that support the commissions purpose. Over the past year, since the formation of this new commission, a lot of effort and work has been done to make the commission function effectively and efficiently. The reality, however, is that the commission still needs to put in place its working strategies to fulfill its duties. This proposal intends to summarize a working strategy pending full commission discussion followed by approval by the City Council. Definitions: As defined by the:::::�a_rn a_ra_c:ak.....1_ns:t.u:i.�:�.:te, community engagement is the process by which citizens are engaged to work and learn together on behalf of their communities to create and realize bold visions for the future. An organization might want to engage the community for one of several reasons: • To inform community members about an initiative. • To gather input from the community on a specific topic, proposal, or initiative. • To collaborate with the community to generate solutions. • To partner with the community to co-create solutions to community issues. An important step in successfully engaging the community is to determine the purpose for the engagement effort, communicate that purpose, and design the engagement activities to achieve your intended purpose. Workplan and Approach: The HRIEC proposes a two pronged approach to evaluating current engagement efforts and