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(S01E01) CITY 101 - Overview of Meridian w/ City Attorney Bill Nary

Season 1, Ep. 1

Meridian City Attorney Bill Nary joins Mayor Robert Simison to talk about all things Meridian. Find out how a mayor differs from a city manager, what a commission is, how to distinguish a proclamation from an ordinance or resolution, and much more.


More information about the history of Meridian may be found by visiting https://meridiancity.org/history.


Questions about the podcast? Please email communications@meridiancity.org.

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  • (S01E00) CITY 101 - Welcome to myMERIDIAN with Mayor Robert Simison

    02:12||Season 1, Ep. 0
    In this introductory trailer, Meridian Mayor Robert Simison introduces the myMERIDIAN podcast and its first bundle of episodes—the CITY 101 series, a crash course in local government.
  • 2. (S01E02) CITY 101 - City Council w/ Council President Brad Hoaglun

    31:26||Season 1, Ep. 2
    Councilman Brad Hoaglun, the current Council President of the Meridian City Council, joins Mayor Robert Simison to talk about the function of the City Council and the overall mission, vision, and strategic priorities for the City of Meridian. Information about the Meridian City Council, including contact information for current council members, agendas/minutes for upcoming/previous meetings, and archived videos of past meetings, may be found by visiting https://meridiancity.org/council/. Information about the City of Meridian's strategic plan may be found by visiting https://meridiancity.org/strategicplan/. An explanation of the districting process may be found by visiting https://gis.meridiancity.org/portal/apps/storymaps/stories/b427456adcde4705a3e8dcd3dc6b469d, and a Q&A may be found by visiting https://meridiancity.org/government/districting.Questions about the podcast? Please email communications@meridiancity.org.
  • 3. (S01E03) CITY 101 - Finance & Budgeting w/ CFO Todd Lavoie

    30:51||Season 1, Ep. 3
    Todd Lavoie, the City of Meridian's Chief Financial Officer, joins Mayor Robert Simison to talk about the City's finance department, funds, and budgeting process. Information about the finance department (including the latest fiscal year budget, past audit reports, browsable City financial data via OpenGov, and contact information) may be found by visiting https://meridiancity.org/finance/. Questions about the podcast? Please email communications@meridiancity.org.
  • 4. (S01E04) CITY 101 - City Clerk's Office w/ City Clerk Chris Johnson

    31:24||Season 1, Ep. 4
    Chris Johnson, Meridian's City Clerk, joins Mayor Robert Simison to talk about the functions of the Clerk's Office—everything from dog licenses to passport applications to public records requests. Information about the City Clerk's Office may be found by visiting https://meridiancity.org/clerk/. Online records may be found by visiting https://meridiancity.org/records/. Public records may be requested by visiting https://meridiancity.org/prr/. Questions about the podcast? Please email communications@meridiancity.org.
  • 5. (S01E05) CITY 101 - Community Development w/ ComDev Director Bruce Freckleton

    40:36||Season 1, Ep. 5
    Bruce Freckleton, Meridian's Community Development Director, joins Mayor Simison to talk about land use, city planning, building permits, and more.Learn more about the Community Development Department by visiting https://meridiancity.org/community-development/. Questions about the podcast? Email communications@meridiancity.org.
  • 6. (S01E06) CITY 101 - Parks & Recreation w/ P&R Director Steve Siddoway

    37:57||Season 1, Ep. 6
    Steve Siddoway, Meridian's Parks & Recreation Director, joins Mayor Simison to talk about parks, pathways, and recreational activities.To learn more about the Meridian Parks & Recreation Department, visit https://meridiancity.org/parks/. Questions about the podcast? Email communications@meridiancity.org.
  • 7. (S01E07) CITY 101 - Public Works w/ PW Director Laurelei McVey

    39:17||Season 1, Ep. 7
    Laurelei McVey, Meridian's Public Works Director, joins Mayor Simison to talk about water, wastewater, and other public works matters.For more information about the Public Works Department, please visit https://meridiancity.org/public-works/.For more information about trash and recycling, please visit https://meridiancity.org/environmental/trashtalk. Informational "It Starts at Home" videos about drinking water, wastewater treatment, solid waste, and recycling may be found in the following links:https://youtu.be/rGA5Cq1oAv4https://youtu.be/IjoS8Ggjgj0https://youtu.be/P0jbxQftbK0https://youtu.be/dqZoYuXlHnMTo report a streetlight outage, please visit https://meridiancity.org/streetlightmap. Questions about the podcast? Email communications@meridiancity.org.
  • 8. (S01E08) CITY 101 - Meridian Fire Department w/ Chief Kris Blume

    44:27||Season 1, Ep. 8
    Kris Blume, Fire Chief, joins Mayor Simison to talk about the Meridian Fire Department.For more information about the Public Works Department, please visit https://meridiancity.org/fire/.Questions about the podcast? Email communications@meridiancity.org.