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Council previews '1Meeting' legislative software; city aims to post first packet March 3
Summary
Administrative Services Manager Elizabeth Atkinson previewed a new legislative-software system called 1Meeting that will centralize agenda creation, improve search, and offer a public portal. Staff previewed features, pilot experience and a tentative March rollout, and council raised questions about public ease of access and video linking.
The City of Kirkland’s Administrative Services Manager, Elizabeth Atkinson, briefed the council on Jan. 21 on the city’s plan to replace its packet-production tools with 1Meeting, a legislative-software platform intended to centralize agenda assembly, provide automated version control and approvals, and publish meeting packets and records on an improved public portal.
Atkinson said the city piloted the system in Planning & Building for commissions over the past year and intends to post the first city council packet produced through 1Meeting on Feb. 28 for the March 3 council meeting. Staff told the council they plan to migrate archived packet materials back to 2011 so materials will be searchable in the new portal.
Key built-in features shown in the preview included automated workflow for review and approvals before posting, a public-facing portal with advanced search filters, per-agenda-item downloads, and the ability to attach final signed documents to the item they belong to. Atkinson said training for staff would begin immediately and that remaining boards and commissions would move into the system through the rest of 2025.
Councilmembers raised accessibility and usability questions. Councilmember Tim Chisholm asked whether the new portal would be harder for members of the public to use than the current two-click path; staff said the new layout would look different but the city expects the process to remain simple and offers outreach materials and guidance. Councilmember Falcone and others welcomed the improved search capability and said it should help council members and residents quickly find past decisions. Councilmembers asked whether recorded video would link directly to agenda items; staff said video would be accessible and linked to meetings but initially might open in a separate viewer.
Atkinson said the system can store and link briefing presentations, minutes and signed ordinances to their agenda items; staff plan to add historical materials as part of the rollout so older packets will be searchable from the new portal. The council did not vote; staff will return with launch details and plans to help the public adapt to the new look and features.
Atkinson encouraged councilmembers to send feedback before the anticipated launch; staff said they would post user guidance and how-to pages for the public before the first packet goes live.
