Town Hall How-Two

Get it? How-To? Is there such a thing as mom jokes?

Now that you’ve planned the perfect Town Hall, what’s next? What do you DO? We recommend planning for one hour – half your time and half Q&A. Here’s an outline for your part of that time.

1. Personal: What’s up in your world? Did you:
   1. Attend a conference?
   2. Participate in a regional panel discussion (virtual or in-person)?
   3. Go on a family vacation?
   4. Volunteer?
2. Official: What’s up with your board?
   1. Updates on big projects.
   2. Details about upcoming economic development work.
   3. Find something light to mention as well:
      1. Did you spend two hours on a cat ordinance?
      2. Host an Eagle Scout ceremony or have other fun visitors or recognitions?
3. Cross-Governmental: What’s up with the governing bodies above and below you
   1. How do their actions impact your board’s work?
4. Upcoming Events:
   1. Next meeting date/time
   2. Parade/festival
   3. Campaign events/fundraisers?
   4. State legislative deadlines:
      1. Bills introduced/turned over.
      2. Session beginning/ending
      3. Veto/reconsideration deadlines

Under each heading above, be sure you’re answering the What’s In It For Me (WIIFM) question: Why should constituents care and what can they do about it?