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<p class="MsoNormal">Over the next several months the Mayor and Council will be reviewing the Town’s Vision and Commitment Statements and Diversity and Inclusion Policy. Community input on these important documents is welcomed and encouraged. Please see below
for the proposed schedule for review of the Vision and Commitment Statements and Diversity and Inclusion Policy.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">9/18/2023<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Housing and Neighborhoods<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Sustainability<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">10/30/2023<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Business and Economic Development<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Infrastructure<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">11/27/2023<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Arts and Recreation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Community Engagement and Transparency<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">12/18/2023<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Professional and Well-trained Employees<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">1/29/2024<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Ethical Governance<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Data Driven Decision-Making*<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">2/26/2024<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Diversity and Inclusion Policy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">*New Vision and Commitment Statement.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The current Vision and Commitment Statements and Diversity and Inclusion Policy are available here:
<a href="https://www.riverdaleparkmd.gov/our_town/trp_s_vision_and_commitment_statement.php">
https://www.riverdaleparkmd.gov/our_town/trp_s_vision_and_commitment_statement.php</a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Community input can be shared by sending an email to <a href="mailto:community_input@riverdaleparkmd.gov">
community_input@riverdaleparkmd.gov</a> or by attending an upcoming (virtual) Mayor and Council meeting. If you have any questions about how to provide input, please contact me at
<a href="mailto:jbarnes@riverdaleparkmd.gov">jbarnes@riverdaleparkmd.gov</a> or 301-832-6068.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Harlow Solid Italic";mso-ligatures:none">Jessica<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Jessica E. Barnes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Director of Administrative Services/Town Clerk<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Town of Riverdale Park<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;mso-ligatures:none">5008 Queensbury Road<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Riverdale Park, MD 20737<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="http://www.riverdaleparkmd.gov/"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.riverdaleparkmd.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;mso-ligatures:none">301-927-6381 x505<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;mso-ligatures:none">301-832-6068 (cell)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/RiverdaleParkMD/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#0563C1;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="32" height="32" style="width:.3333in;height:.3333in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D9E668.F2752110"></span></a><a href="https://twitter.com/Riverdale_Park_"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#0563C1;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="32" height="32" style="width:.3333in;height:.3333in" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.png@01D9E668.F2752110"></span></a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/riverdaleparkmd_gov/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#0563C1;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="32" height="32" style="width:.3333in;height:.3333in" id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image003.png@01D9E668.F2752110"></span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;mso-ligatures:none">A Welcoming Community, Come Grow with Us!<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;mso-ligatures:none">DISCLAIMER: All Town of Riverdale Park email recipients are cautioned that messages sent and received via the Town's email system may be considered public record pursuant to
the Maryland Public Information Act, and may be subject to inspection and copying by the public.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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