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College Park council previews open-meeting software; asks staff to seek vendor comparisons and pricing details
Summary
Councilors viewed a vendor demonstration of an OpenMeeting system for electronic voting, speaker queuing and agenda management. Members asked for more vendor comparisons, cost details and examples of the minutes-generation function before a procurement decision.
College Park councilors on Jan. 14 heard a demonstration of an “OpenMeeting” legislative-management system and discussed whether the city should adopt software to manage speaker queues, electronic roll call and generate meeting minutes.
Assistant/Presenter Michael Gardiner (staff) showed a vendor video and explained how tablets at each seat, a clerk workstation and a public monitor could display agenda items, speaker queues and vote results. “It would have the vote item and then your individual names and your vote,” Gardiner said, describing the public display and the system’s ability to record votes by item.
Council Member Whitney said the system could make roll-call votes…
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