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County says new law requires livestreaming and 24‑hour packet posting; staff to test restaurant venue and hotspots
Summary
County staff told the Board of County Commissioners a new state law requires public meetings where action may be taken to be livestreamed and recorded and to publish packet materials 24 hours before the meeting. Commissioners discussed venue and broadband limits and agreed to pilot a restaurant location with a dry run.
County staff told the Board of County Commissioners that a recently enacted House bill now requires public meetings in which public business is discussed or action may be taken to be livestreamed at the time of the meeting and recorded for public access. The rule also requires that packet materials used in a meeting be published at least 24 hours in advance, staff said.
The staff briefing said the county’s official livestream platform is Zoom and that recorded Zoom streams will serve as the county’s official minutes when those recordings meet accessibility requirements. The law, staff said during…
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