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Kinston 101: At Your Own Pace
Kinston 101 is a 9 session program that shares information with citizens about the city operations while increasing their capacity to participate in local government. Kinston 101 fulfills our goal to "continuously engage the citizenry to solicit feedback, generate ideas, and garner support for projects, policies, and improvements to Kinston’s quality of life" (Plan Kinston, 2015).
In the spring of 2020, our first cohort of Kinston 101 finished the program virtually due to COVID-19. That experience inspired us to create an online, self-guided version of Kinston 101 that shares much of the information from the formal program. However, this self-guided tour of city departments does not include the personal conversations with staff, our tours (City Hall, Kinston Community Center, Fire Station 1, Police Department, Johnnie Mosley Water Reclamation Facility, and more!), and interaction with other like-minded citizens. If you are interested in being part of Kinston 101, please check our "Kinston 101" webpage to see when the next cohort application will open!
Objectives
Kinston 101 aims to:
- Inform citizens about city operations and opportunities for engagement
- Invest in a body of citizens interested in future public service
- Identify further opportunities for transparency and effective communication by city departments
- Build relationships between citizens and public servants
Learn from citizens in Kinston 101
Kinston 101 Sessions
Topic | Topic |
---|---|
1. Introduction to City Government | 5. Pride of Kinston |
2. The Hub: Finance, Human Resources, and Management Information Services | 6. Parks and Recreation |
3. Public Services I - The Divisions | 7. Police |
4. Planning, Inspections, and Code Enforcement | 8. Fire and Rescue |
Break! | 9. The Budget |
Directions
Each session includes a video sharing information about the City Department, and a section of "Session Materials" with additional information referenced in the video. Take these sessions at your own pace, and take breaks when you need it! You can complete these sessions in any order, and when you're finished, feel free to let us know at sarah.arney@ci.kinston.nc.us or 252-939-3271 for personal congratulations!
Thank you for your interest in the operations of the City--enjoy!
Introduction to City Government Referenced Materials
- Slides
- City Staff Directory
- Citizen Boards and Committees List
- North Carolina General Statutes
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- Lenoir County Website
- City Council webpage
- City Clerk Citizen Comment Form (for City Council meetings)
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Session Materials
- Finance, HR, and MIS Slides
- HR City Webpage
- HR 1-pager
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- Finance City Webpage
- Finance 1-pager
- City Budget
- Lenoir County Tax Office @(Model.BulletStyle == CivicPlus.Entities.Modules.Layout.Enums.BulletStyle.Decimal ? "ol" : "ul")>
- MIS City webpage
- MIS 1-pager
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Public Services Materials
- Public Services Session Slides
- Public Services website
- Public Services 1-pager
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- Neuse Regional Water and Sewer Authority (NRWASA)
- Electricities of North Carolina
- Go to our Virtual Energy Fair!
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- Well Water Tour
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- Online Utility Payments
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Video Coming Soon!
The Johnnie Mosley Wastewater Treatment Facility is a fully automated treatment facility for the 21st century. Its non-chemical processes collect wastewater from the City, and remove nutrients that cause oxygen depletion to release clean water back to the Neuse River. Our Wastewater Treatment Plant is a lesson in the constant innovation and high level of professionalism of our Public Services Department. We'll have a video describing the plant's processes in a tour coming soon!
Session Materials
- Session 4 Slides
- Planning webpage
- Downtown Kinston Mural Program
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- Unified Development Ordinance (UDO)
- City of Kinston Code of Ordinances
- Lenoir County GIS Map (shows Zoning, Floodplain map, city limits, etc) @(Model.BulletStyle == CivicPlus.Entities.Modules.Layout.Enums.BulletStyle.Decimal ? "ol" : "ul")>
Session Materials
- DK Facebook page
- DK Instagram account @(Model.BulletStyle == CivicPlus.Entities.Modules.Layout.Enums.BulletStyle.Decimal ? "ol" : "ul")>
Session Materials
- Parks and Recreation webpage
- Parks and Recreation 1-pager
- Kinston Community Center @(Model.BulletStyle == CivicPlus.Entities.Modules.Layout.Enums.BulletStyle.Decimal ? "ol" : "ul")>
- Go on a Virtual Tour of the Kinston Community Center!
- Parks and Rec Facebook @(Model.BulletStyle == CivicPlus.Entities.Modules.Layout.Enums.BulletStyle.Decimal ? "ol" : "ul")>
- Parks and Rec Twitter
- Parks and Recreation Commission @(Model.BulletStyle == CivicPlus.Entities.Modules.Layout.Enums.BulletStyle.Decimal ? "ol" : "ul")>
- KPD website
- KPD 1-pager @(Model.BulletStyle == CivicPlus.Entities.Modules.Layout.Enums.BulletStyle.Decimal ? "ol" : "ul")>
- KPD Facebook
- Basic Law Enforcement Training at Lenoir Community College @(Model.BulletStyle == CivicPlus.Entities.Modules.Layout.Enums.BulletStyle.Decimal ? "ol" : "ul")>
Session Materials
- Fire and Rescue slides
- Fire and Rescue webpage @(Model.BulletStyle == CivicPlus.Entities.Modules.Layout.Enums.BulletStyle.Decimal ? "ol" : "ul")>
- Fire & Rescue 1-pager
- Kids Fire Safety Activities and Public Education @(Model.BulletStyle == CivicPlus.Entities.Modules.Layout.Enums.BulletStyle.Decimal ? "ol" : "ul")>
Safety Flyers
Session Materials
- Budget webpage
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Congratulations!
You've completed the Kinston 101: Self-Guided sessions! If you want to learn even more about the City from the Department Heads themselves, join us for our next in-person cohort of Kinston 101--look on our Kinston 101 page to see when the next application opens!