ADVOCACY CALENDAR

SEPTEMBER 2006 TO AUGUST 2007

SEPTEMBER 2006	OCTOBER 2006	NOVEMBER 2006	DECEMBER 2006
County Government Calendar: · MARC set and released to departments · Library Board 1^st meeting of the year Advocacy Actions: § Postcards go out to County Exec. § Find out from Agency Managers what local issues are important for the year § Find out which “global” issues exist from Library Director, Library Board Liaisons to each LAC, etc.	County Government Calendar: § Budget preparations continues Advocacy Actions: § Postcards go out to County Exec. § Postcards go out to the County Council	County Government Calendar: § Departments present their budgets to OMB § Spending affordability guidelines set by County Council Advocacy Actions: § Meet with County Officials § Postcards go out to County Exec. § Postcards go out to the County Council	County Government Calendar: § New County Exec..and new County Council take office at noon on December 4, 2006 Advocacy Actions: § Joint Meeting-Library Board/FOLs/LACs § Meet with County Officials-- the reelected, newly elected and the “formerly elected” § Postcards go out to County Exec. § Postcards go out to the County Council
JANUARY 2007	FEBRUARY 2007	MARCH 2007	APRIL 2007
Advocacy Actions: § Legislative Day in Annapolis/MLA meets in Annapolis § Library Board meets with County Executive § Meet with County Officials § Postcards go out to County Exec. § Postcards go out to the County Council	County Government Calendar: § Executive budget’s finalized Advocacy Actions: § Library Lovers Month § Elected officials “Visit Your Libraries” § Postcards go out to the County Council § Thank Yous to County Exec.	County Government Calendar: § County Executive’s recommended operating budget announced Advocacy Actions: § Signups for County Council Public Hearings § Meet with County Officials § Postcards go out to the County Council	County Government Calendar: § County Council budget hearings § HHS committee budget work sessions § Spending affordability guidelines updated by County Council Advocacy Actions: § Council Budget Hearings § Meet with County Officials § Postcards go out to the County Council
MAY 2007	JUNE 2007	JULY 2007	AUGUST 2007
County Government Calendar: § Council budget work sessions and reconciliation § Postcards go out to the County Council	County Government Calendar: § Operating budget announced § Departments begin preparing next 6 year capital improvements program (due September 2007) Advocacy Actions: § Thank yous to County Council	County Government Calendar: § FY08 Fiscal year begins § Council ties up loose ends, goes on recess	County Government Calendar: § FY09 Departmental budget discussions ongoing with OMB negotiations Advocacy Actions: § Order advocacy postcards § Postcards go out to County Exec. § Postcards go out to County Council

By Paulette Dickerson Advocacy Calendar 2006/2007

Advocacy Calendar Doc File

9 DECEMBER 2006

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