PAD 680.61:  Public Policy

—Policy Memorandum 2: Local Policymaking Meeting Summary—

 

In this second exercise, your employer wants you to attend a local public policy-making meeting and report on the activities of this meeting in a 2-page (single-spaced) memorandum. You may choose from any meeting of the County, City, Town, Village or similar legislative body. Due anytime, but no later than April 5th.

Guidelines:

·        All memoranda should be in an acceptable format. For memo-writing guidelines and examples of this assignment, please browse the reference material available through the course web site.

·        Your primary activity in this assignment is to attend the meeting and subsequently provide a succinct report of what happened at that meeting. This will vary from meeting to meeting. Some things to look for:

o       How many people attended?

o       Who were the “players” in the meeting?

o       What issues were covered in the meeting?

o       Which issues were most contentious?

o       What groups or alliances came together on the issues?

o       How much support could you discern on each side for the issues covered?

o       Did you note anything interesting, peculiar, or difficult to understand about the meeting?

·        Please include a copy of the meeting’s agenda with your memo.