Resources from Past Roundtables
The Regional Roundtable Series focused on topics identified by our region's managers as the most critical challenges as a result of COVID-19. Recordings of previous roundtables can be found on the TJCOG YouTube page.
Building a Resilient Regional Food System
Parks & Recreation
- CDC Guidance for Cleaning/Sanitizing Your Facility
- NCRPA Response to COVID
- ICMA Phased Approach to Reopening Facilities
- NCDHHS Guidance for Summer Camps
In-Person Service Delivery
- Seven Things to Consider When Reopening Communities
- Rewind: Reopening Local Government: Best Practices & Research
- A Reopening Cost Benefit Framework from the Kenan Institute
Budgeting and Finance Challenges
- Viewpoints on Resilient & Equitable Responses to the Pandemic: Local Government Budgets
Community Engagement
- Seven Core Principles for Public Engagement
- World Cafe Model for Engagement
- Davenport School of Public Engagement’s COVID Engagement Hub
- Community Engagement During COVID-19: A Guide for Community-Facing Staff
- Building Community and Rebuilding Connections Webinar Recording
- Bloomberg COVID-19 Communications Module
- Chatham County's Community Engagement Presentation
Planning & Inspections Impacts
Successful Virtual Meetings
- Public Hearing Summary from City of Durham
- Virtual Public Hearings Guide
- Remote Zoning Hearings during Declared Emergencies
New Rules for Meetings of Public Bodies During State-Level Declared Emergencies
- TJCOG Guide to Virtual Meetings of Public Bodies
Business Retention & Economic Development
- Overview of EDA Grant Funding & TJCOG Efforts
- NC Main Street Resource Page
- COVID-19 Impacts on Small Businesses
- Chamber PPE Partnership with New Day