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Council asks staff to examine community development capacity, commissioner training and single-source purchasing options
Summary
Council discussed staffing and process issues in Community Development, asked staff to pursue onboarding and training for commissioners, and requested a report on single‑source contracts and local preference rules
Councilmembers raised several operational items affecting the Community Development Department and the Planning Commission and asked staff to return with options on staffing, commissioner onboarding/training, and single‑source or local purchasing practices.
Council and the community development director discussed cancelled planning‑commission meetings and explained cancellations often result from low application volume; staff said some cities move the commission to one regularly scheduled monthly meeting to reduce cancellations, with special meetings called when needed. Council asked for more proactive onboarding and continuing education for planning commissioners — including a…
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