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City streamlines special-event permitting with online application; internal process improvements and security rules remain under police review
Summary
Redmond converted a 17-page PDF special-event application into an online process with real-time guidance, consolidated duplicate vendor licensing steps and improved accessibility; staff said some internal process and committee workflows still require streamlining and that private security use depends on police assessment.
City staff described improvements to the special events permitting process, including an online application that provides immediate feedback to applicants, consolidation of duplicate vendor/business-license requirements, a live-translatable web events guide and plans to streamline internal committee workflows.
Marketing and events supervisor Lindsay Tusine said the prior 17-page PDF was replaced with an online form that walks applicants through requirements and flags additional permits (for example, a…
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