To further international relations and goodwill between the Bloomington-Normal community and Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan, pursuant to the People to People program instituted by the United States State Department.

The regular meetings of the Normal Town Council are held on the first and third Mondays of each month at 7:00 pm in the Council Chambers at City Hall. Any regular meeting that falls on a Town holiday is held at the same time and place on the next day that is not a holiday. The purpose of the meeting is to take action on various issues pertaining to the Town of Normal.