Bloomington, MN
Municipality in Minnesota
United States
Verified Projects
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.
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.
St Louis Park, MN
United States
Bloomington, MN
United States