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Staff recommends structured, low‑burden council touchpoints with boards and commissions after survey and focus groups
Summary
Staff recommended structured, low‑burden council touchpoints — not permanent council representatives — for Bloomington’s advisory boards and commissions after surveys and focused outreach showed commissioners want clearer expectations and two‑way engagement.
City staff reported June 30 on a multi‑month review of council involvement with Bloomington’s boards and commissions and recommended a program of structured, low‑burden touchpoints rather than placing council members as standing representatives on most advisory bodies.
Community engagement staff reviewed survey responses and led focused conversations with the five major commissions referenced in city code (advisory board of health, creative placemaking commission,…
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