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New councilors briefed on ordinances, maps, recreation district limits and social media policy
Summary
Newly seated council members were given onboarding guidance on where to find ordinances and budgets, told that cities cannot be recreation districts under state statute, and were briefed on the city's centralized social media and ADA-compliant web presence.
New council members Christopher Ahlm and Lisa Holmgren asked for onboarding materials and procedural guidance. City staff and the mayor directed the council to the city website for ordinances and the state website for state statutes, provided budget worksheets for the previous two years, and explained the agenda posting process. Craig Eckles said he would provide ordinance and statutory references tied to agenda items and that the Mayor sets the agenda.
The council discussed maps and plats: Craig explained that plats were temporarily removed from the city website while being updated following a recent annexation (Select Source). Legal Counsel Tim Stover clarified that, under state statute, a city cannot act as a recreation district; creating a recreation district would require a separate taxing entity and a ballot measure. The Council also discussed city social media policy: the City Administrator controls the ADA-compliant city site and the police chief may post time-sensitive public-safety notices on the Police Department Facebook page; staff were advised to use city-issued devices and emails for official business to maintain an auditable record.
