Every year the City of Hopkins offers you a free opportunity to find out more about how your City works. The Citizens Academy is a five week course designed to give you more information about City departments and programs. Each City department team will bring attendees behind the scenes and into the operations. The sessions are designed to be interactive as well as a fun and informative. If you are interested in the Citizens Academy, fill out the application form or contact Jim Genellie at citizensacademy@hopkinsmn.com or 952-548-6303.
The residents who graduated from the 2007 Citizens Academy had this to say about the Academy:
- Great format. Gave us good ideas of problems involved in City decisions.
- Great instructors - energetic and fun.
- Good information and really good presenters.
- Class was excellent! Very informative. I learned a lot!
- I have a much deeper understanding and appreciation for our City and how much it takes to keep it so great. I have lived here 18 years and feel I am a better citizen after the academy.






