TTHM in the News

Nearly 11,000 attend virtual town hall with Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections

“Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Wendy Sartory Link hosted a telephone town hall on Wednesday to make sure voters have all the information they need to vote.

Nearly 11,000 people were on the call Wednesday.
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Link and the elections team are holding a series of tele-town halls, answering people’s questions.

Some of the most common questions are:

How do I vote-by-mail?
How are the votes counted?
What are the COVID-19 safety protocols?
What are the voter deadlines?”

Officials Update Residents After FIU Bridge Collapse

” ‘We ask all motorists to have patience,’ said FHP spokesman Joe Sanchez during a telephone town hall meeting in which about 4,000 people participated. Joining Sanchez on the conference call was FIU President Mark Rosenberg, Sweetwater Mayor Orlando Lopez and Sweetwater Police Chief Placido Diaz. During the virtual meeting, city officials took two polls.”

Town Hall Meeting with a Technological Twist

“Recently I had the opportunity to engage a community outreach technique that was fun, informative, concise, cost effective, profoundly effective and a bunch of other adjectives that I will spare you from for now.

So, everyone in the community was asking, ‘How’d you do that?’ ”

Mayor Gutierrez Hosts Telephone Town Hall

“Unlike a traditional town hall meeting, a Telephone Town Hall meeting allows residents to speak to the mayor without having to leave their homes. This is especially beneficial to those who work long hours, had prior commitments, or could not physically attend a town hall meeting. The Telephone Town Hall was broadcast simultaneously in English and Spanish.”

Telephone Town Hall Provides Opportunity to Listen and Learn About the Public’s Priorities for the FY25 Budget

“A unique virtual forum, Town Hall meetings are particularly beneficial for residents who would not typically have time to attend a regular public meeting or who cannot participate online. Metro will randomly contact approximately 100,000 residents from various ethnic and economic backgrounds from across Los Angeles County through an innovative automated telephone system to participate in the public forum. When residents answer their phones, they will be automatically connected to Metro’s English-language meeting with the option for Spanish-language participants to select Spanish.”