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Board reviews BoardDocs/Diligent portal for public agendas, executive-session controls and live-streaming
Summary
Newberry County Board of Trustees heard a demonstration from Diligent/BoardDocs on an online portal to publish agendas, manage internal (member-only) materials and integrate live streaming and closed-captioning. Board members asked about security, costs, ADA compliance, device options and who will manage uploads.
Newberry County Board of Trustees members heard a demonstration of BoardDocs (Diligent) on the district’s plan to post agendas, minutes and other board materials online and to give board members device access for meeting documents.
The presentation by Matt Irvin, a Diligent representative, described a public portal linked from the district website that shows upcoming meetings, searchable agenda packets and a split-screen view for agendas and attachments. “The goal is ... to be more transparent with the public, save you time on the back end … and then also, making sure your ADA is accessible,” Irvin said. He said the product uses Amazon Web Services hosting and single sign-on for security and that he would provide technical security specifications to district IT staff.
Board members and staff asked detailed questions about…
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