10/7/2017 (First!) Meeting Notes

First meeting! Introductions and charting a course on how to help unwind county government ourselves to understand it better for ourselves and help inform others on the issues, the players and possibly even to run for office someday.

We divvied up some initial tasks including:

• Attending meetings in person when available (on the Calendar link or County Board's page)
• Catching up on missed and some previous meetings available here (link updated on the Calendar page): https://www.champaigncountyclerk.com/countyboard/meetings/minutes)
• Updating this website with more information on candidates including pictures, issue positions, voting history, and helpful tips and notes.
• Updating this website on the issues with links to organizations and informational links to understand the major issues facing the Champaign County Board, including the new Executive position.
• Connecting open County Board races with potential candidates and the support and information to be successful.
• Election information for both voters and potential candidates on open seats, election schedule and the lay of the political land for those districts.
• Reaching out to local organizations already invested in County politics for information on upcoming votes, information to help people support them more effectively, and upcoming input/votes that need to be amplified.
• Contacting some current office holders for more direct questions on how the County Board works now versus how it will operate with the new Executive as well as the Administrator.
• That's the gist...

A lot of work to do over the next month. Hopefully we'll be able to work out the kinks as we figure it out ourselves. Over the next few weeks this skeleton of a cheat sheet should plump up a bit more, bit by bit, until it's user friendly and informative and handy for everybody wanting to get more involved in county government.

Special thanks to CU Indivisible for the idea and bringing some of us together for some wonky democracy in action.