Capstone 2.2

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Overview

This discussion board is a place for your team to craft a submission for M2.3: Collaborative Assignment: Mission, Vision, and Purpose. Once you have completed your discussion, one team member will compile the information into a submission for the assignment.

First, your team needs to decide in which level of government their Office of Public Engagement will reside. The choice of the level of government will have an impact on all of the collaborative assignments in the course. Choose one from the following list:

Federal Government
State Government
City Government

Depending on the chosen level of government, address the following:

Federal Government
- Which branch of government is the office under?
  - Executive Branch
  - Legislative Branch
  - Judicial Branch
- By what mechanism was the office created?
- Which agency or organization does the office report to?
State Government
- Who provides oversight for the office?
  - Directly under the governor?
  - State legislature?
  - Department of Public Safety?
  - Another state level organization?
- By what mechanism was the office created?
- Which agency or organization does the office report to?
City Government
- Who does the office report to?
  - Mayor’s office?
  - City council?
- Does the office coordinate with any of the first responder organizations in town?
- By what mechanism was the office created?
- Which agency or organization does the office report to?

After you have chosen a level of government, discuss your office's purpose. By the end of this discussion, the team should have developed the following:

The mission statement for the office
A brief overview/vision for the office
Information about how the office will be structured