Bloomington, MN

Bloomington, MN used Polco's online civic engagement platform to guide the local COVID-19 response

The City of Bloomington used Polco's online civic engagement platform to gather resident feedback and guide its COVID-19 response. The city improved its website, added a COVID-19 dashboard, and considered a face mask ordinance (prior to the statewide mandate) based on feedback from residents. After experiencing a budget shortfall of $17 million, due to the economic impact of COVID-19, the city used Polco to promote a budgeting poll asking residents how they want to address the shortfall.

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Bloomington, MN

United States

St. Louis Park, MN created an accelerated training program to boost police applications

St. Louis Park worked with other police departments to create a program to boost police applications and increase diversity. The program offered an accelerated program at a technical college that allows candidates to complete their training in four months rather than two years.

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St Louis Park, MN

United States

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Bloomington, MN

United States