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Committee weighs social media and newsletter outreach while confirming newspaper notice remains legally required
Summary
Councilors discussed codifying broader public‑notice practices — use of social media, email lists and newsletters — to reach residents, while the city attorney and staff emphasized that legal obligations to publish in the newspaper and other statutory notice requirements remain. Communications staff will draft a plan for targeted outreach.
Council members discussed whether to require additional public‑notice channels beyond the legal newspaper posting to increase public awareness of hearings and permit actions. One councilor said many residents do not read the newspaper and urged posting notices on social media and in the city newsletter to improve transparency.
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