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Clerk’s office to pilot digital public-comment sign-up using iPads, staff recommend tiny URL over QR codes
Summary
City staff told the council committee they have built an online public‑comment form and plan to pilot iPad stations in the chambers; staff recommended avoiding QR codes and using a short URL, and asked council to decide who will manage the queue during hybrid meetings.
City staff said the clerk’s office has built an online public‑comment form and plans to pilot two locked iPads in the council chambers so members of the public can sign up electronically rather than with paper cards.
The proposal aims to reduce misspellings and clerical work, help the clerk’s office capture accurate names and topics for minutes and improve the hybrid meeting workflow for callers on Zoom and in the room.
Clerk’s office staff described a Google form and a live spreadsheet…
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