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State rule on live streaming of public meetings takes effect July 1; Madison says it already complies
Summary
Mayor told the City Council that a state law adopted in 2023 requiring video streaming of public meetings takes effect July 1 and applies broadly to executive, legislative and other governing bodies; Madison already live-streams meetings and will be ready.
The mayor told the Madison City Council on June 17 that a state law requiring video streaming of public meetings takes effect July 1 and applies to a wide range of local governing bodies.
"That rule goes into effect on July 1st," the mayor said. The mayor said the law, adopted in 2023, covers executive-branch meetings of counties and municipalities, legislative-branch meetings, fiscal-body meetings and elected school boards, and it also applies to governing bodies that hold regular meetings in the same meeting room as those entities. The transcript quoted the mayor saying there are exceptions but described the rule as broadly applicable.
Madison officials said the city already live-streams meetings from council chambers and has been doing so since investing in equipment several years ago. "We were ahead of the curve there with the investment in our equipment four or five years ago," the mayor said, adding the city has hosted other municipalities to share its technology.
City staff did not propose new local ordinances at the meeting. The mayor noted that by the council's next scheduled regular meeting on July 8 the new state requirement will be in effect.
