The City of Menifee is now accepting applications for its Inaugural Citizens Academy. The free, eight-week Citizens Academy will provide an in-depth look at the city’s operations and give participants an opportunity to interact directly with city officials. All Menifee residents and business owners 18 years of age and older are invited to participate.
Led by the Office of Economic Development, each session will be held on Tuesdays from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. beginning Tuesday, August 16, and ending Tuesday, October 11. Participants must attend at least six of the eight sessions to graduate.
The Citizens Academy provides an interactive program of how the city functions and serves its residents and businesses with workshop sessions and tours led by city department heads, city staff, and elected officials. An overview of each city department will occur throughout the eight-week course, along with question-and-answer sessions.
The goal of the program is to connect Menifee citizens and businesses to their local government and provide insights into city services and the functions of city departments. Subject matter for the Citizens Academy ranges from building a smart city, residential and commercial activity, emergency management, city budgetary processes, capital improvement projects, and public safety. The program also includes interactive demonstrations and a guided tour of the city. Each session is hosted by city staff members from the departments being featured each week.
“Menifee’s Citizens Academy will provide participants with a behind-the-scenes look of how the City of Menifee operates and give them a wealth of knowledge regarding their city government,” City Manager Armando Villa said. “By building this strong foundation together, we can create a powerful and better-informed community.”
To register for the Citizens Academy, visit www.menifeebusiness.com/citizensacademy. Space is limited to the first 25
applicants. Applications close on Tuesday, August 2. Additional applicants will be waitlisted for future program offerings, which will be determined by community interest.
For more information or questions, contact the Office of Economic Development at 951-723-3711 or [email protected].
