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We believe that active, engaged Edmontonians make for a more vibrant, positive and welcoming city and their advice and wisdom lead to better decisions.
What is Public Engagement?
Public Engagement creates opportunities for people to contribute to decision-making by City Council and Administration about the City’s policies, programs, projects, and services and communicates how public input is collected and used.
Public engagement activities at the City of Edmonton fall within 4 categories: Advise, Refine, Create, and Decide, and follow a 6-step process. The size and scope of a project or initiative determine the level of public input.
The Public Engagement Spectrum explains the 4 roles the public can have when they participate in City of Edmonton public engagement activities. As you move within the spectrum, there is an increasing level of public influence and commitment from the City and the public.
Advise: The public is consulted by the City to share feedback and perspectives that are considered for policies, programs, projects, or services.
Refine: The public is involved by the City to adapt and adjust approaches to policies, programs, projects, or services.
Create: The public collaborates with the City to develop and build solutions regarding policies, programs, projects, or services. This can include community initiated engagement.
Decide: The public is empowered to make decisions directly or on behalf of the City about policies, programs, projects, or services.
Public engagement at the City of Edmonton follows a 6-step process:
The size and scope of each step is scaled to the size and scope of the project or initiative.
The City hosts in-person and online information sessions, workshops and pop-ups for a variety of projects throughout the year. Check out the public engagement calendar to view all active and upcoming opportunities.
City Council encourages your participation and knows the value of a healthy dialogue between government and its citizens. Public hearings and community meetings allow Council to canvas a broad segment of the community. Everyone is welcome to attend, and residents can request to speak on a specific item on a Council or Committee meeting agenda.