Old School Reuse Study Committee Charge and Role:

Committee Charge

• Work with staff and consultant on appropriate ways to engage the general Crozet community in the Old  School Reuse Study /serve as an important link with the community
• Respond to study results, give feedback as requested
• Communicate with and share perspectives from the groups they represent and/or reflect concerns and issues of the community and affected stakeholders
• Work with staff and the consultant on providing guidance for the final recommendations staff and the consultant will be making to the Board of Supervisors

Roles and Responsibilities

• Read, learn and absorb information as requested
• Attend meetings regularly
• Articulate interests, concerns and perspectives on issues being addressed
• Maintain an open mind regarding other views
• Focus on the “big picture” of the project
• Work as a team member
• Participate collaboratively in group decision making
• Constructively manage conflict between themselves and others in the group
• Communicate with the Board of Supervisors through existing defined channels

Committee Membership:

1        Citizen members from the CCA, CCAC, at-large community members.

2        County staff members General Services, Community Relations and Community Development

Basic Groundrules:

• Listen carefully and speak honestly
• Respect the views of others
• Keep an open mind
• Critique issues, not people
• Allow everyone to speak without dominating the discussion
• Take shared responsibility for the success of meetings and the team in general

Committee Duration:

 The Old School Reuse Study Committee will continue actively meeting until the study is completed and is presented to the Board of Supervisors for the start of the official process. The Old Reuse Study Committee will have completed its charge at this point.

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