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Community committee weighs using recordings and transcripts as official minutes
Summary
The committee discussed whether unabridged video or audio recordings and AI transcripts can satisfy the Open Meetings Law’s minutes requirement, with members generally favoring posting recording links but urging human review of automated transcripts.
Chair Ryan Barthel opened a discussion on whether the board should rely on meeting recordings and automatic transcripts in place of separately prepared written minutes, saying the Open Meetings Law permits "unabridged video recordings or audio recordings or written transcripts" to be considered minutes. Members broadly supported using recordings to save staff time but urged caution around automatic transcripts.
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