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Council votes to end citizen flag project after dispute over staff access and process
Summary
After debate over whether a councilmember’s aides could use city email and systems for a citizen flag‑design effort, the council voted to end the project and asked staff to provide alternative, department‑led outreach options if the council reconsiders the idea.
The City Council voted on May 20 to end a councilmember‑led community flag design project after an extended and sometimes heated discussion about outreach methods, staff access to city communication systems and compliance with city cybersecurity and personnel policies.
Councilmember Kravitz had led public engagement for a proposed city flag, managing intake and outreach with two personal staff members who had been assisting her on the project. She asked the council to authorize those two aides to act as volunteer assistants and to be given city email accounts or access to city communication tools so they could continue outreach and manage submissions. Kravitz said the work…
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