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Commission plans listening posts tied to city survey, debates anonymous feedback options
Summary
The DEIB commission will use listening posts and sample questions tied to an upcoming citizen survey to gather community input; members debated whether feedback on the web should be anonymous or require identification and asked staff to propose guardrails.
Staff presented a listening-post guide with suggested questions, facilitation tips and sample publicity language and said the commission can use the city's upcoming survey to shape listening-post questions. Staff recommended sample icebreaker and probing questions to make sessions constructive and actionable.
Commissioners debated whether an online feedback form should be anonymous. One committee member said, "If I had to put my name on it... I'm less willing," arguing anonymity can increase participation among marginalized residents; others said that budget or action-related items need traceable inputs from local residents. Staff agreed to add an optional name field and to draft guardrails to balance participation and traceability.
