Citizen “task force” committees in New Smyrna Beach enable citizens to develop and recommend solutions to long-standing issues.

Troops to Town is dedicated to providing leaders on Main Street with free and low-cost solutions to meet the transition needs of today’s military.

Published by the IBM Center for the Business of Government, this report identifies the roles for citizens, strategies for engagement, and the foundational infrastructure necessary for support.

 Getting feedback from your community can be challenging since no single way can be the best way to reach a diverse community.  Offered here are five sources to help prompt ideas on what to measure in your community, how to measure it, and ways to use citizen input in decision making without surveying your citizens.