MAKE OAKLAND BETTER NOW!
ANNOUNCES ITS NINETY-DAY PLAN
NEXT GENERAL ASSEMBLY: FEBRUARY 21, 2010
The leadership of our three committees – Public Safety, Public Works and the “TAB” (Transparency, Accountability and Budget) – have been working very hard for the ninety days since our kick-off meeting. And the newly formed Make Oakland Better Now! Executive Board has met, has adopted Articles of Association, and has agreed on our plan for the next ninety days, potentially leading right up to election season.
The most important thing for you to know right now is this: our next general assembly will be on Sunday, February 21, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. Please mark your calendars now, and do everything you can to hold the date. This will be the meeting when our membership adopts positions in the three areas most important to Oakland: public safety, government transparency/accountability and public works. We are working on selecting a centrally located, easily accessible venue, and will be posting the “where” information very soon.
The leaders of the three committees are in the process of finishing a list of proposed MOBNow! positions and priorities in their areas of interest. That process will be finished by December 28. In January, each committee will schedule a study group meeting and a committee meeting; we’ll also be announcing the dates, times and places for those meetings before year’s end. At the study group meetings, we’ll have experts prepared to answer the committee’s questions. At the committee meeting, we’ll make the final decision on the positions and priorities to recommend to the general assembly.
The next ninety days are going to be important, busy and exciting. We need as many folks as possible to pitch in and help. If you’d like to be more involved, in any of the three areas (public safety, public works or transparency, accountability and budget) or in support (events, outreach, publicity, etc.) please e-mail Oaklanders@makeoaklandbetternow.org. And there’s always more information here at www.makeoaklandbetternow.org.
MAKE OAKLAND BETTER NOW!
ANNOUNCES ITS NINETY-DAY PLAN
NEXT GENERAL ASSEMBLY: FEBRUARY 21, 2010
The leadership of our three committees – Public Safety, Public Works and the “TAB” (Transparency, Accountability and Budget) – have been working very hard for the ninety days since our kick-off meeting. And the newly formed Make Oakland Better Now! Executive Board has met, has adopted Articles of Association, and has agreed on our plan for the next ninety days, potentially leading right up to election season.
The most important thing for you to know right now is this: our next general assembly will be on Sunday, February 21, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. Please mark your calendars now, and do everything you can to hold the date. This will be the meeting when our membership adopts positions in the three areas most important to Oakland: public safety, government transparency/accountability and public works. We are working on selecting a centrally located, easily accessible venue, and will be posting the “where” information very soon.
The leaders of the three committees are in the process of finishing a list of proposed MOBNow! positions and priorities in their areas of interest. That process will be finished by December 28. In January, each committee will schedule a study group meeting and a committee meeting; we’ll also be announcing the dates, times and places for those meetings before year’s end. At the study group meetings, we’ll have experts prepared to answer the committee’s questions. At the committee meeting, we’ll make the final decision on the positions and priorities to recommend to the general assembly.
The next ninety days are going to be important, busy and exciting. We need as many folks as possible to pitch in and help. If you’d like to be more involved, in any of the three areas (public safety, public works or transparency, accountability and budget) or in support (events, outreach, publicity, etc.) please e-mail Oaklanders@makeoaklandbetternow.org. And there’s always more information here at www.makeoaklandbetternow.org.