Public meetings for the City Council and city committees are interesting to attend virtually — by phone or over the internet. Plan to join 5-10 minutes before the meeting starts.
No pre-registration is required for council meetings unless you want to speak. To speak at a committee meeting, simply use the built-in chat to send a request to the clerk or meeting host during the meeting.
To join by phone, call the city at 608-873-6677 to find the phone number for a meeting.
To find both the meeting web link and meeting phone number, visit the City of Stoughton website. On the homepage, first read the City Calendar at ci.stoughton.wi.us for dates and times.
Usually the meeting phone number and web link appear on the meeting agenda. Council meeting agendas are posted at ci.stoughton.wi.us/council. Committee, commission, and board agendas are posted at ci.stoughton.wi.us/committees.
For virtual meetings, the City of Stoughton uses GoToMeeting, which is similar to other methods like Zoom, Facebook Messenger Group meetings, Facetime, Skype, Google Hangouts, and Google Meet.
If you have never joined a virtual meeting before, it is easy to see what the experience is like beforehand. Just visit zoom.us/test and "join from your browser" to see how a virtual meeting looks.
Optional tips: Mute your microphone by clicking the picture of the microphone so that the picture has a slash through it. Either you or the meeting host can turn your audio and video off and on. If you put a sticker over your computer's camera, then it doesn't matter if you or the host turns off your video.
For more information, call the Senior Center or view a slide show at tinyurl.com/VirtualSASC.
This helpful article and guide is brought to you by Joyce Tikalsky, Senior Center Volunteer
