Facilities

Typical uses of the meeting facilities include strategic planning and training retreats for board and staff, goal-setting conferences, communications workshops, and joint planning or collaborative efforts among tax-exempt organizations. The facilities may also provide a neutral meeting venue for nonpartisan discussion and presentation of policy-making options. The facilities have been used for lectures, panel or small group presentations, and classroom-style educational workshops.

Types of uses deemed inappropriate and unacceptable include the following:

• fundraising events or events at which an admission fee is charged at the door, or where products are sold or auctioned;
• sessions designed to promote a partisan purpose or specific pending legislative or ballot action;
• regularly scheduled meetings of an organization's board or committees; and
• private or family events such as weddings and anniversaries.