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PRESENTATION ITEM — 4B <br />,-ARZEN HILLS <br />MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: September 18, 2023 <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br />Dave Perrault, City Administrator <br />FROM: Luke Cardona, Senior Communications Coordinator <br />SUBJECT: City Newsletter Standard Operating Procedures <br />Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: <br />N/A N/A N/A <br />Council Should Consider <br />Council should discuss then answer the questions below in order for the Senior Communications <br />Coordinator to draft a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the City newsletter. <br />Background <br />When the full-time commutations coordinator started in April 2023, there were no Standard <br />Operating Procedures (SOP) in place for the creation of the Arden Hills Notes, the City's <br />newsletter. With the addition of three new Council members (one being appointed Council <br />liaison to the Communications Committee) and a new, full-time Communications staff member, <br />the creation of the City newsletter may have changed slightly from previous staff and Council <br />and/or should improve based upon what was previously done. Creating an SOP to formalize the <br />City newsletter process will bring both staff and Council in alignment on creation of the <br />newsletter. <br />Discussion <br />Questions to be answered by City Council: <br />1. What should City Council's overall involvement be in the newsletter? <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />