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Council updates plan to roll out Code Red emergency notifications citywide
Summary
Council heard a progress report on a Code Red emergency-notification rollout — a multi-channel push (text, mail, door hangers, neighborhood blitz) with a target start in early September and a tentative annual budget of about $105,000 for outreach and platform costs.
Councilwoman Cummings briefed the council on a planned citywide Code Red emergency-notification rollout, designed to increase resident sign-ups for text-message or voice alerts. The plan emphasizes enrollment via QR codes, rack cards and in-person sign-up events, and includes outreach through churches, city events and neighborhood canvassing downstream from a recent water-main break.
City Manager Jones said staff identified two platform vendors and estimated a budget in the neighborhood of $105,000 for a year of activities, including digital marketing, community outreach, tabletop exercises and evaluation. Council members recommended low-tech options for seniors and suggested dedicated sign-up days at city hall and community events. The council expressed support for the outreach plan and asked staff to return with final contract recommendations and a budget source.
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