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Clallam County weighs tighter rules, tech changes after disruptive virtual comments
Summary
County officials reviewed options including registration, webinar platforms and a move to Microsoft Teams after recent disruptive virtual attendees interrupted public meetings.
Clallam County commissioners and staff discussed tightening rules and changing meeting technology on March 3 after several virtual interruptions, including obscene and racist content, interrupted recent public meetings.
County Administrator Todd Milke briefed the board that the incidents — often called “Zoom bombing” — had included pornographic video and racist audio that took over the county’s virtual meeting feed. He said those disruptions hinder the county’s ability to meet the Open Public Meetings Act’s purpose of allowing members of the public to address decision makers.
The discussion centered on short- and long-term responses. Short-term options included stricter registration…
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