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Assembly discusses meeting times and audio problems; manager to pursue options including sound-system design and off-site meetings

5391261 · July 15, 2025
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Summary

The Committee of the Whole debated three scheduling options for Assembly, committee and HRC meetings, expressed support for smaller schedule changes to reduce late-night sessions, and discussed poor sound quality in the Assembly Chambers. City Manager offered a $60,000 estimate to design a new sound system; the Assembly gave general direction to

City Manager Koester presented options for changes to meeting start times and for improving the Assembly Chambers audio system during the Committee of the Whole on July 14. The manager said staff can pursue modest schedule changes (move one committee earlier), a broader restructure (new start times and committee slots), or off-site meetings while the audio system is fixed.

Why it matters: Members said late-night endings and poor in-room sound quality reduce public…

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