Proposal Development Meeting 2 - Develop Proposals for Pre-vetting

In this meeting budget delegates will take their top 6-7 ideas for their issue committee and draft the proposals for pre-vetting. 

Objectives 

By the end of the session, issue committees will have:

  • A plan to develop their proposlas for pre-vetting

Time

  • 2 hours 

Materials 

Digital

Printing

Materials

  • Name tags - enough for every budget delegate + extras

  • Markers - several for sign in

  • Pens - enough for every budget delegate + extras

  • Tape - for hanging up flyers

Services

  • Sharepoint - create accounts for the budget delegates

  • Slack - create account for the budget delegates

Preparation 

Several weeks before

  • reserve room, microphone, speakers, projector

  • order any necessary swag

1 week before

  • send pre-work email (resource 1)

Several days before

  • order food 

  • order interpretation

  • create Lyft vouchers

  • order childcare

  • buy supplies

  • create RSVP sign in list

  • print materials

  • send reminder to finish the pre-work

  • add budget delegates to the sharepoint and slack

  • assign issue committees to any new delegates

1 hour before

  • setup room

  • test AV

  • setup signup table:

    • name tags & sharpie

    • RSVP list

    • sign-in sheet

    • pens

  • distribute printed materials and pens

  • receive food

Procedure

Sign in

  • Check participants off sign up sheet as they walk in, add new people to sign-in list

  • Ask participants to fill out name tag

  • Ask participants who have not filled out demographic survey and check off who has completed the survey

I. Welcome (5 min)

  • Thank everyone for coming and interest in becoming a facilitator

  • Share outcomes of the session

  • Review agenda 

  • Review norms 

II. Prioritize & Develop proposals 

  • Review how to prioritize proposals

  • Review how to develop proposals for pre-vetting

  • Participants prioritize & develop proposals

III. Plan research 

  • Identify important research questions and site visits needed 

  • Drafting proposals, use template & policy dev guide 

Homework 

  • Research & site visits 

  • Draft 6-7 proposals 

After the meeting

  • Submit receipts

  • Restock supplies

  • Restock swag

  • Share successful meeting on social media & newsletter

  • Send thank you messages

Resource 1
Email Template

Pre-work Email

Hello Budget Delegates!

We’re looking forward to seeing you at Budget Delegate Meeting 2, this Saturday March 11, 11am-1pm at the Civic Center Parasol room.

If you would like to form a Demographic committee, please let me know by Saturday:

  • the 4 (or more) members of the committee

  • the rationale for forming the issue committee

At meeting 2, each issue will continue prioritizing the top 6 ideas, if needed, and then develop the proposals for pre-vetting. You can see an example of what the proposal should look like by pre-vetting on the Proposal Development guide.

When your proposals are ready for pre-vetting, save them in a document titled “proposals” in your Sharepoint issue committee folder, and send an email to <mouren@cityofevanston.org> that they are ready for pre-vetting.

Thank your work making Participatory Budgeting possible,