Workshop Item Ben Hayle, Communications Manager
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Facebook Live Town Hall
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Background
In February 2020 staff brought a recommendation to the City Council to start a Facebook live town hall program. At that time Council was generally supportive of the idea and it was decided that the first town hall would take place in April 2020 and be focused on the development process. The town hall was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Prior to the pandemic staff worked to integrate our council chambers control room with the City’s Facebook page to be able to host these live town hall meetings directly on social media. The City has over 13,000 followers on Facebook and this would be a new way to engage the community.
Staff is looking for Council feedback on the recommendation below to start a Facebook live town hall program.
Staff Recommendation
Staff is recommending starting a Facebook live town hall program under the following format.
Frequency: Quarterly
Who: Mayor, City Manager or their designee, other relevant staff, rotation of councilmembers
Structure: Topic based, time limited, accept pre-submitted or live questions through comments.
Moderator: Communications staff would moderate the town hall both on camera and in the comments section on social media
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