Middleborough cable committee approves equipment and service purchases, reviews FY26 budget proposal and annual report

Summary

At a Town of Middleborough Cable Committee meeting, members approved a series of equipment and service purchases for MET, reviewed a FY26 budget proposal that shifts salary cost-splitting, deferred a staff pay decision until the next meeting, and approved the 2024 annual report for submission to the select board.

The Town of Middleborough Cable Committee approved several equipment and service purchases for its public-access operation and reviewed its proposed FY26 budget during a committee meeting (date not specified).

The committee voted to approve small organizational purchases from Amazon ($95.40); a larger equipment order from B&H Photo and Video (quote 111-690-5772, $7,540.60); an AJA H.264 streamer/recorder from B&H (quote 111-698-6343, $1,513.89); a replacement Dell PC (quote 111-648-3938, $1,058.88); renewal of an annual RTMP streaming service from Acker's (quote 008793, $1,200); and eight stacking/nesting chairs from NBF (quote QM721390, $1,884.64). All motions to purchase the items passed by voice vote and were recorded as unanimous in the meeting minutes.

"So for $27, I think that's a good investment," the staff member who presented the Amazon items said as she described an iPad case and organizers intended for studio use. Adam, a staff member and frequent presenter, outlined the larger B&H equipment quote, describing items intended to improve studio automation, portable capture and archival backup. He told the committee the 20TB hard drive would back up previously digitized VHS content so those tapes can be made available to the public.

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Middleborough cable committee approves equipment and service purchases, reviews FY26 budget proposal and annual report

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