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Middleton council to test Meeting Owl camera system for public meetings

2172603 · January 1, 2025
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Summary

Council discussed trialing a Meeting Owl 360-degree camera and microphone system to improve livestream quality and remote participant visibility; staff will gather more details and report back in February.

The Middleton City Council discussed a plan to trial a Meeting Owl 360-degree camera and microphone system in council chambers to improve remote viewers’ ability to see and hear meetings.

Council President Kiser introduced the item as a possible replacement for the current back-of-room camera and cited a demonstration and information Miss Hobbs provided about the device’s split-screen capability for remote attendees. “The meeting owl sits out in front, has speakers all the way around it, has a 360 degree camera, and so as I am speaking now, I would be on someone's screen at home,”…

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