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Prospect council approves first reading to fund new audio-visual system
Summary
The Prospect City Council approved a first reading of an amended capital budget to buy a new audio-visual system for the council chamber and remote access. The purchase, recommended by a volunteer advisor, would be procured via a vendor on a state contract; the ordinance amount was not specified in the meeting.
The Prospect City Council on Jan. 21 approved on first reading an amended capital budget ordinance to purchase a new audio-visual system for the council chamber, a measure backers say is needed to fix longstanding problems with remote access and recording reliability.
Mayor Doug Farnsley said the current system has “substantial shortcomings,” especially for remote participants, and that the city has consulted since August 2023 with Paul Culbertson, a volunteer advisor who formerly ran audio-visual systems for the Kentucky Administrative Office of the Courts. “Anyone who’s attended council meetings in the past two years has witnessed firsthand the substantial shortcomings in the current system, especially regarding remote access,” Farnsley said.
The council’s first-reading vote on Ordinance 6-47, Series 2025, passed 6-0. The ordinance amends the capital…
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