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Residents question charter-review moderator hire and meeting livestreaming; city says moderator was procured through open process

5841287 · August 26, 2025
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During public comment residents asked about a contract to provide a paid moderator for the Charter Review Committee and why committee meetings were not videotaped; the city manager said the moderator was procured through an open solicitation and that full video streaming of all meetings would require additional staffing.

Residents asked the council during public participation why the city had hired an outside moderator for the Charter Review Committee and whether the committee's meetings would be posted to the city's YouTube channel. The city manager replied the moderator was selected through the city procurement portal and was the low bidder in that process; the manager also said city council meetings are streamed but many other public meetings are audio-only and that adding full video…

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