The assembly was organized by CivicLex, a local civic education nonprofit, to get more residents involved in tackling city issues.
“There was a lot more community to be found than I expected,” said Kirsten Singer, a member of the assembly. “I thought, with anything that’s even a little bit political, there’s only divisiveness and arguing, but in the end, we kind of all came together, and that was really cool to see.”
The group came into the process with two topics: how often the city’s charter should be reviewed and council member pay…