Shelton aldermen approve digital public survey to choose official city flag; funding for final purchase to return for vote

The Shelton Board of Aldermen voted to proceed with a digital public survey to select an official city flag and directed the flag committee to return to the board with a recommended design and funding request for initial flag purchases.

Aldermen moved to approve the flag-committee-recommended survey plan outlined in the board's Jan. 9 meeting minutes and to publish the survey on the city website. "We're gonna do a pop up window on the website when people go to our the City Of Shelton website," said a committee representative explaining outreach plans, and the group also plans press notices, QR codes in businesses and a newspaper notice.

The board discussed outreach and participation methods: the survey will be digital and remain nominally free of mailed flyers, with a plan to run the survey in early July through early August to allow time for manufacturing and unveiling of a chosen design at Shelton Day in October if the schedule holds.

The motion approved the finance committee's recommendation to proceed with the public survey and to submit results to the board of aldermen for a final selection vote. The motion did not authorize immediate funding for printing; the board will consider a funding request for initial flag purchases after the survey results are submitted.

Board members said they expect participation will be measurable through website tallies and that the committee's outreach will include newspaper PSAs and in-person notices in local institutions. The transcript records no formal appropriation for printing or mailing tied to this motion; the board voted to proceed with the survey and to return with a funding plan.