NJ 11th For Change Event: Behind The Scenes Of Town Councils

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — NJ 11th for Change will host its latest Defending Democracy panel discussion, "Everything You Wanted to Know About Town Councils (But Were Afraid to Ask),” virtually via Zoom at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 22.

According to a news release from the group, Peabody Award-winning journalist Julie Burstein will be interviewing town council members from Essex, Morris, Passaic and Sussex counties about their experiences running for office and serving their communities.

Topics will include:

• variations in how various municipalities structure their local councils
• what is and is not under a town council's jurisdiction
• how constituents can communicate most effectively with their council members to make change and get things done
• what goes on behind the scenes
• what to do if YOU are considering running for council someday

Panelists will include Patrick Antonetti (Lincoln Park), Cindy Matute-Brown (West Orange), Christine McGrath (Verona), AJ Riccardi (Stanhope), Fran Ritter (Wayne), and Peter Yacobellis (Montclair).

“Please join us for this eye-opening civics lesson about a little-understood, often confusing aspect of our local governments,” the group stated.

Space is limited. People can reserve a spot here: https://forms.gle/97nKFnEwx2tPMjJk8

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