Ezra J. Temko

Do you want to learn more about your city government? Do you want to tour the City’s water facilities? Do you want to learn about how the city is organized and about its history?  Do you want to learn about the Newark Police Department and its innovative approaches to community policing? Do you want the inside scoop on the programs and facilities offered by the Parks and Recreation Department?

If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you will want to apply for the City of Newark Citizens Academy class.

Citizens Academy is a series of professionally led sessions designed to teach residents about the City of Newark and the services it provides.  The class is an educational experience that will give participants insight into how the City operates on a day to day basis, as well as how it plans for the future. 

This will be the City’s first class with hopes of its graduates becoming leaders in their neighborhood and/or business organization or becoming members of one of the City’s boards and commissions.

All classes meet from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at City facilities on Wednesday nights between September 22 - November 3.  Graduation will be held on November 8 in conjunction with the Newark City Council meeting. There is no cost for the program.

Some topics that will be discussed during the course include:
Newark’s organization from head to toe, Parks and Recreation: We work so others can play, Public Safety and Alderman’s Court, Comprehensive Plan and Economic Development, Public Services: Environment and Infrastructure, and Budget and Finance.