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Council critiques Mentimeter prioritization; asks staff to pare questions and favor in-person policy discussion
Summary
After trying a real-time Mentimeter prioritization exercise, council members said the question set felt repetitive and technocratic; they asked staff to reduce the number of questions, focus on legislative/policy items and favor face-to-face discussion in future sessions.
Tumwater council members who participated in a live prioritization exercise on Sept. 9 said the Mentimeter question set felt clunky and repetitive and asked staff to pare the questions to a shorter, more policy-focused set and to favor in-person discussion for future prioritization sessions.
A staff member ran the council through multiple criteria using Mentimeter, including alignment with vision and the comprehensive plan, legal mandates, revenue…
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