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Committee asks staff to keep ReadyWarn feed linked to social channels and add brief council update on weather alerts
Summary
Garland emergency management staff and communications described using ReadyWarn to forward National Weather Service watches and warnings to the city’s X and Facebook pages; the committee asked staff to monitor the connections, broaden workflows to other platforms when feasible, and present a brief council update.
The Community Service Committee discussed emergency weather alerting on city social media during the Sept. 25 meeting and directed staff to maintain automatic ReadyWarn links to the city’s X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook accounts, monitor connectivity, and add a short update to a future council work session.
Committee chair Chris Sutton said staff notifications have personally helped him and that sharing emergency office alerts publicly could reach…
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