Learning how city government works is the aim of an inaugural citizens’ academy, called the Hopkinsville Diplomat Program, which starts this fall, Mayor Carter Hendricks announced today in a news release.
Adults living in Christian County and local business owners may apply to become a city diplomat. Participants will meet at 6 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month October through March.
“We are excited about offering citizens this unique opportunity to learn about the city of Hopkinsville and how local government works,” Hendricks said. “We hope this will provide citizens with an even better understanding of how to get things done in our community. I appreciate the hard work of our clerk’s office developing this new opportunity as we continue to operate a transparent and accessible 21st-century government.”
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City diplomats will “learn how to make municipal government work for them, gain knowledge of local municipal government, and have the opportunity to support their community through service, promotion, and volunteerism,” the city’s news release states.
Applications will be accepted until 4:30 p.m. Aug. 30.
Applications are available at the Hopkinsville Municipal Center, 715 S. Main St. and online. The paperwork can be emailed to City Clerk Crissy Fletcher at cfletcher@hopkinsvilleky.us or by mail to her attention at the municipal center.
Additional information is available here.
Applicants who are accepted will be notified by mail. Those not accepted will be put on a waiting list for the next session.
Jennifer P. Brown is co-founder, publisher and editor of Hoptown Chronicle. You can reach her at editor@hoptownchronicle.org. Brown was a reporter and editor at the Kentucky New Era, where she worked for 30 years. She is a co-chair of the national advisory board to the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, governing board past president for the Kentucky Historical Society, and co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition. She serves on the Hopkinsville History Foundation's board.
