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will share your response with the City of Oakley staff. Do you also want your response shown on this website?
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show it with my name
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Sign in and let others know who you are and what you think. You can sign in now or after you submit your response. You'll be able to read your response on this website and change it if you change your mind.
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Sign in and let others know what you think. Only OpenGov will know who you are. You can sign in now or after you submit your response. You'll be able to read your response on this website and change it if you change your mind.
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Even though your response will be shared with staff, it won’t be shown on this public website so other community members won’t have the opportunity to see it.
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What is a disruptive statement?
A statement
containing personal attacks, profanity, commercial advertising or content which is entirely off-topic, and/or
from a user who has falsified their registration information with the intent to post multiple statements in one topic or to misrepresent their city of residence.
Why does Open Town Hall monitor for disruptive statements?
OpenGov is a non-partisan company dedicated to building public trust in government and broadening civic engagement. Many people will not participate if the forum has disruptive statements.
Does Open Town Hall find many disruptive statements?
No. Disruptive statements are quite rare - less than one in a thousand statements are disruptive.
What does Open Town Hall do if they find a disruptive statement?
Open Town Hall
moves the statement to a different web page,
describes the problem in an email to the author, and
invites the author to change the statement.
Does Open Town Hall ever edit or delete statements?
Never. Only the statement's author can edit or delete a statement.
If I disagree with someone, can I post my opinion?
Yes. Open Town Hall encourages open dialog which, by necessity, includes disagreements.
How do I know if my statement is a 'disagreement' or a 'personal attack'?
Personal attacks are disparaging remarks which impute motives to a person's action. Statements of fact, or of your own opinion are generally not personal attacks.
Here are some examples of statements which are, and are not, personal attacks.
Personal Attack
Not A Personal Attack
He lied.
He said he did X, but in fact he did Y.
She misrepresented the truth.
I don't trust her.
He is greedy.
He is making plenty of money.
It is merely a power play on her part.
She will announce her candidacy soon.
Engage in Oakley has two participation channels :
The Registered Channel: Sign in before or just after you submit your response. Either way, Community Feedback will show your response on this website.
The Unregistered Channel: Don't sign in and remain anonymous. Community Feedback will just share your response with Oakley staff.
Note: The first time you sign in, you'll need to register (establish an account on Engage in Oakley). Registration is free.
The City of Oakley has contracted with Community Feedback to monitor responses shown on this website.
To prevent any single user from dominating the forum, the City of Oakley restricts the number of responses any one user can post on selected topics. Registration helps Community Feedback enforce this restriction.
Users, staff and government leaders often want to know the neighborhood from which a response is posted. Community Feedback uses registration to show the neighborhood next to each response (not the address).
If a user posts a response that does not meet the City of Oakley guidelines for civility , Community Feedback uses the user's email address to invite the user to resolve the issue.
Community Feedback will get your contact information. The company is under contract with the City of Oakley to hold it in strict confidence per their privacy policy .
Since you'll see your own response on Engage in Oakley, you'll be able to confirm that your response was posted as you intended.
You'll be able to change and/or delete your response as long as the topic is open.
Yes. Sign out, then set your privacy preference to be "No - just show it without my name to staff". You won't need to register.
While no authentication procedure can perfectly detect every fraudulent registration, Community Feedback is able to secure the registered channel against systematic fraud : cases where users submit enough statements with fraudulent registrations to sway the overall interpretation of the feedback.
Community Feedback is unable to secure the unregistered channel against systematic fraud, because unregistered users are anonymous.
Neither the registered nor the unregistered channel represent a certified voting system or ballot box - and that caveat is footnoted on every page of feedback. Instead, both are additional channels for feedback to government.
Users can participate on the registered channel (by signing in) or on the unregistered channel (by remaining anonymous). The City of Oakley offers both channels in order to broaden participation and maximize decision makers' insights.
The registered channel enables users to assure decision makers that their feedback comes from a real person in a specific neighborhood. It also enables users to participate in a public discussion on the website, as well as manage their own response after posting it.
The unregistered channel is for users who want to provide quick feedback without registering, and/or whose privacy concerns would prevent them from participating if required to register. Because many users with valuable insights will only share them anonymously, this channel gives decision makers the option to consider those insights in their deliberations.
OpenGov is a non-partisan company whose mission is to broaden civic engagement and build public trust in government. The City of Oakley has contracted with OpenGov to administer Engage in Oakley.
If desired, please provide:
Business Name, Business Address, Business Zip Code, Business Email, Business Website, Business Phone Number, Social Media Account(s). This information is confidential.
What year was your business/ organization established in Oakley?
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How many employees do you currently have at your Oakley location?
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Please indicate you business type:
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Has your business/ organization been negatively impacted by COVID-19?
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If yes, how was your business/ organization negatively impacted? Select all that apply.
What COVID-19 relief funding or assistance has you business/ organization received? Select all that apply.
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If you have received relief funding, how much total COVID-19 relief funding has you business received?
What will be the greatest challenges to your business/ organization's recovery? Select your top three choices.
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If you are a restaurant, have you used outdoor dining during the pandemic and would you like to continue or enhance outdoor dining?
What type of assistance would be helpful for your business/ organization now and in the future? Select all that apply.
If you selected improvements/ enhancements to commercial areas in the question above, please specify. Select all that apply.
Is your business/ organization online? Would you like assistance in setting up your business online?
Have you benefitted from protections under the Contra Costa County commercial rent eviction moratorium? Is you business/ organization behind on rent? Answers are confidential.
No, I have continued to pay full rent during the pandemic/ am currently caught up on rent
Yes, I have not been able to pay rent during some of all of the pandemic and my back rent is between $1 and $10,000
Yes, I have not been able to pay rent during some or all of the pandemic and my back rent is between $10,001 and $20,000
Yes, I have not been able to pay rent during some of all of the pandemic and my back rent is between $20,001 and $50,000
Yes, I have not been able to pay rent during some of all of the pandemic and my back rent over $50,000
Conversely, has your business been harmed by protection under the Contra Costa County commercial rent eviction moratorium?
What is the best way to communicate with you? Select all that apply.
Please describe the condition of your business now or share anything else you would like to tell us about your business needs.
What is a disruptive statement?
A statement
containing personal attacks, profanity, commercial advertising or content which is entirely off-topic, and/or
from a user who has falsified their registration information with the intent to post multiple statements in one topic or to misrepresent their city of residence.
Why does Open Town Hall monitor for disruptive statements?
OpenGov is a non-partisan company dedicated to building public trust in government and broadening civic engagement. Many people will not participate if the forum has disruptive statements.
Does Open Town Hall find many disruptive statements?
No. Disruptive statements are quite rare - less than one in a thousand statements are disruptive.
What does Open Town Hall do if they find a disruptive statement?
Open Town Hall
moves the statement to a different web page,
describes the problem in an email to the author, and
invites the author to change the statement.
Does Open Town Hall ever edit or delete statements?
Never. Only the statement's author can edit or delete a statement.
If I disagree with someone, can I post my opinion?
Yes. Open Town Hall encourages open dialog which, by necessity, includes disagreements.
How do I know if my statement is a 'disagreement' or a 'personal attack'?
Personal attacks are disparaging remarks which impute motives to a person's action. Statements of fact, or of your own opinion are generally not personal attacks.
Here are some examples of statements which are, and are not, personal attacks.
Personal Attack
Not A Personal Attack
He lied.
He said he did X, but in fact he did Y.
She misrepresented the truth.
I don't trust her.
He is greedy.
He is making plenty of money.
It is merely a power play on her part.
She will announce her candidacy soon.
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