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Deputy city manager asks staff to pursue data‑sharing conversation and survey revisions; May 11 set for follow‑up
Summary
Deputy City Manager Tim Dodd asked staff to confirm whether IT has engaged Englewood Public Schools on a student‑assistance idea and requested review of the city satisfaction survey, including removing the gender question and clarifying data ownership; staff agreed to include the data‑sharing discussion at the May 11 meeting.
Deputy City Manager Tim Dodd told the mayor–manager meeting on April 8 that he entered two council requests: one asking whether the IT department has reached out to Englewood Public Schools and other districts about students assisting with a project (transcript uses the phrase "students helping with their their AB"), and another asking staff to review the city's satisfaction survey.
"I actually entered two yesterday. So one for member praying, relative to whether our IT department has reached out to Englewood Public Schools and other school districts about students helping with their their AB," Dodd said. He described the survey request as having several parts: whether past survey results have been used to inform projects, whether the gender question can be removed, and who owns the data and what the city's policy is around data.
City Manager Sean Lewis and the Mayor agreed the May 11 meeting would be the appropriate venue for the data‑sharing conversation; Lewis confirmed the item is a follow‑up to the city's prior Flock camera discussion. The Mayor offered to help set expectations and work with staff to make sure materials are ready so council and the public are on the same page.
The transcript contains a few unclear phrases: the item described as the "Flock Cameroon" follow‑up is most likely a reference to the city's prior Flock camera discussion, and Dodd's phrase "AB" was not clarified on the record. Those terms will need clarification from staff for an accurate agenda description.
Next steps: staff will prepare clearer materials for May 11 outlining what information will be shared, whether and how IT has engaged local school districts, how the survey has been used previously, whether the gender question can be removed, and who holds the survey data and under what policies.
