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Council debates meeting schedule and plans more public engagement
Summary
Council members discussed whether to add occasional meetings or shift start times for budget/capital work, proposed workshops for public education (zoning 101) and inviting committee chairs or external experts to enhance outreach and engagement.
Council members reviewed the meeting calendar and discussed options to reduce long meetings by adding occasional extra sessions, starting budget workshops an hour earlier, or reserving special meetings for capital and budget topics.
Council Member (speaker 12) proposed more varied community engagement formats and suggested inviting outside experts to workshops, citing examples like digital‑equity and municipal broadband presentations. The mayor and other members discussed scheduling budget‑season workshops earlier (6 p.m.) and running public presentations at 7 p.m. so the public can attend the most substantive parts of the budget discussion. A council member also recommended inviting volunteer committee chairs periodically so the full council and public can hear committee work.
The council approved the June 1 minutes, set the next meeting for July 6 at 7:00 p.m., and agreed to circulate a proposed calendar and memos on scheduling and topics for future workshops.
