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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
TO: Board of County Commissioners
FROM: Heather Dudley-Nollette, County Commissioner
DATE: *Li !Sir 2oZ6
RE: DISCUSSION of Survey design and frequency
STATEMENT OF ISSUE:
The Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) and county staff had previously discussed the
implementation of a series of short surveys that could be offered to Jefferson County residents
as a tool for engaging feedback on a variety of topics. To test the use of a short-survey tool, an
initial survey was offered at the Jefferson County information table at the Connectivity Summit
event on March 27-29, 2026. The county's Communications Specialist published this initial
survey on Jefferson County's Facebook and Instagram pages a few days before the event, and a
paper version was also made available at the event on March 28 and 29.
On April 6, 2026, the Board of County Commissioners, County Administrator, Central Services
Director, and Communications Specialist held a debrief of Connectivity Summit survey results.
The discussion also included best practices for survey design and the desire to discuss future
survey opportunities.
FISCAL IMPACT:
If the surveys are conducted using current software, there will be no significant fiscal impact
except the use of staff time to design, draft, publish and report the survey results.
RECOMMENDATION:
Decide whether the BoCC would like to publish a regular community survey. If so, discuss
frequency, which survey tool(s) to use, how the surveys should be designed, and how the
questions will be selected.
REVIEWED BY:
C2IPP
Jos, D. Peters, County Administrator Date