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Amherst council moves ordinance to stream meetings to second reading; resident praises increased access
Summary
Council voted 7–0 to send an ordinance to the second reading that would require streaming city meetings and posting agendas and minutes online. A resident who works nights told the council he appreciates the move and cited the value of recorded meetings for emergency response coordination.
The Amherst City Council voted unanimously on March 24 to send to a second reading an ordinance that would require the city to stream council and committee meetings on the city website and to make meeting agendas and minutes available online.
The clerk read the ordinance summary for item 6b. A councilmember moved to send the ordinance to a second reading and a second was recorded; the roll call vote was 7–0.
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