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Name: Rusman Yakub
Position: Vice Chairman of the City CITY OF TIGARD
Council 13125 SW Hall
Local Government: Kota Samarinda Boulevard,Tigard,OR
Indonesia 97223
503-6394171
May 9,2003
On behalf of the City of Tigard you are hereby invited to participate in a Resource Cities
Exchange Program to Tigard beginning June 18,2001.
The purpose of this exchange is to work with the staff from the City Administration Deparanent
and the Beaverton Dispute Resolution Center to observe local government facilitation, citizen
participation techniques, and methods and procedures to handle neighborhood disputes in a
productive manner.Through your participation in the discussions and demonstrations that we have
planned,we will learn from you the present methods employed in Samarinda while you will help
us identify ways that our program may be applied in Samarinda. I invite you to meet with city
staff,our citizen volunteers who help us through participation on boards and committees,and our
City Council to shape ideas, experiences, and suggestions how our cities can better involve
citizens in local government decision snaking.
Your earlier visit to Tigard in June 2002 was very successful. You demonstrated to us your
commitment to local government service and your vision for a more participatory government by
more citizens who contribute educated public input to all facets of local government. We are
confident that we can learn much from you and provide you with additional best practices to share
with your fellow Council members and citizens.
The International City/County Management Association, through funding from the United States
Agency for International Development,will pay the cost of your hotel room, airfare, meals, and
transportation during the exchanged. Tigard will provide staff members to work with you and
coordinate your local activities.
We do hope that you will accept this invitation to come to Tigard.
We look forward to welcoming you in June of this year.
Sincerely,
William A.Monahan
City Manager
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