Areas of Interest
- City Council and staff formalizing emergency communication protocols following 'unprecedented' public safety events.
- Council establishes a new 'living item tracker' to monitor pending actions and increase transparency.
- Concerns over past communication failures during security threats prompting shift in notification hierarchy.
- Agreement on using personal versus city phones for urgent council notifications during crises.
5 Topics in This Document
Council member salary adjustments for 2027-2028
Safety-related communication protocols between staff and council
Emergency notification thresholds and communication channels
Implementation of a living council item/action tracker
Public open forum procedures
▸Full Extraction
- City Council and staff formalizing emergency communication protocols following 'unprecedented' public safety events.
- Council establishes a new 'living item tracker' to monitor pending actions and increase transparency.
- Concerns over past communication failures during security threats prompting shift in notification hierarchy.
- Agreement on using personal versus city phones for urgent council notifications during crises.
Passed
“If it’s below this bar, it’s going to be an email... if we’ve gone over that bar, then yes, we’ll reach out via text message.”
— Chief BergSafety communicationsDefining emergency communication thresholds.
“It was quite disconcerting, the lack of communication a year ago.”
— MooreSafety communicationsRecalling a past safety event where council was left uninformed.
“Staff will maintain a living item tracker... items that could end up on this thing include next steps.”
— Mr. NyquistAction trackingExplaining the proposal for a new council action tracking system.