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Nineteen area residents received their certificates of completion from the Reno Citizens Institute (RCI) program at today’s Reno City Council meeting. Over the past 10 weeks the residents have spent their Thursday evenings learning how their local government works through presentations and discussions involving all City of Reno departments.

The graduates are: Jack Brooks, Michelle Fournier, Mike Ginsburg, Terry B. Hoffman, Stacie Huggins, Barbara N. Kopp, Paula Lopez, Al Mabrouk, Patricia A. Moriarty, Donn R. Moriarty, Susan Moss-Redman, Michael Pidlypchak, Wayne Redman, Chris Riddell, Elaine Rockwell, Donald Smith, Kathleen Taylor, Zachary Twiss and Patrick Ty Whitaker.

The program schedule includes sessions with the City Manager’s Office, Human Resources, Finance, Communications and Technology, Parks, Recreation and Community Services; the Reno Fire Department, City Attorney’s Office, Municipal Court, Reno Police Department, Public Works, Community Development, the Reno Redevelopment Agency and Truckee Meadows Water Authority. The graduates learned how their tax dollars are allocated, how department heads make decisions, and how public officials work together to make our city great.

This graduating class is the 23rd class to complete the program. The Reno Citizens Institute is held twice a year and limited to 25 participants per session. Participants must be at least 18 years of age and residents of the Truckee Meadows. For more information about the RCI program or an application to the fall 2010 session, visit www.reno.gov or contact Reno Direct at (775) 334-3464.

Tags: citizen involvement, City of Reno, council

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