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Council processes committee backs digital sign-in, formalizes written‑comment options and recommends rule language change
Summary
The Bloomington City Council committee on council processes voted July 14 to send a proposed digital public‑comment sign‑in and a revised Google‑form routing process to the full council, and approved forwarding a redline to replace “citizens” with “residents” in public‑comment rules. Members stressed accessibility and staff capacity.
A Bloomington City Council committee voted July 14 to forward a package of procedural proposals to the full council, including a proposed digital sign‑in for public comment, a routing form for deliberation‑session topic proposals, and a redlined change to public‑comment language that would replace the word “citizens” with “residents.”
The committee heard a demonstration of a draft sign‑in form — an iPad/tablet view with fields for first and last name, a one‑line description and an item indicator — from Nicole Holden, city clerk. Holden said the tool could be available in the room on a stand or via QR code and a chat link for remote participants, and recommended opening the form only while a meeting is in session. “I would recommend that the suggestion for…
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