| How Does PCO Work?
The Planning Commissioner Online (PCO)
Program, over a 4 week period, consists of four modules:
- Orientation - is designed to get you familiar with the classroom operation and your fellow students
- The Role of the Planning Commissioner - reviews duties of a planning commissioner and how to run an effective meeting
- Addressing the Public Response - Learn how to evaluate expert testimony and gain incite from public comment
- Making a Decision Based on the
Interests of Your Community - examines development in light
of your comprehensive plan
Each of these modules will be presented
online under the guidance of a ULI Chicago facilitator and with the
use of resource experts drawn from the ULI Chicago membership. After
listening online to presentations by faculty from the University
and reviewing materials provided online and in a resource
CD delivered at course commencement, trainees will participate
in online discussions with ULI Chicago members in disciplines they
are likely to encounter in their role as commission members.
The course is asynchronous and sections can be skipped, revisited,
or replayed as participants deem necessary. The variety of
learning methods provides an exciting educational environment
that incorporates peer and expert discussion in each module.
How will it help the plan commissioner?
The program focuses on primary elements that are essential for quality plan commissioners. After the course, participants will:
- Know the elements of a proposal and their utility for the decision-making process
- Maximize the useful information
gained from expert testimony
- Effectively utilize information gained from public comment and questions
- Align the decisions of your commission
with the municipality’s comprehensive plan
- Recognize the various public interests in any decision before your planning commission
- Successfully develop a course of action to manage competing or conflicting interests
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