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Goleta’s Public Engagement Commission Tasked with Increasing Participation in Local Government
The commission, created as part of the switch to district elections, recommended boosting council pay and scheduling meetings at night
When the Goleta City Council adopted a resolution changing to district elections, it also created a Public Engagement Commission. (Brooke Holland / Noozhawk photo) By Brooke Holland, Noozhawk Staff Writer | @BT Holland
December 26, 2020
| 6:13 p.m.
[Noozhawk’s note: This story is part of a series about Santa Barbara’s switch to district-based elections for the City Council.]
Santa Barbara was the first local city to hold district-based City Council elections, but when neighboring Goleta approved the change in 2017, the City Council also created a commission to recommend ways to increase participation in local government.