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City manager recommends switching livestream to Teams; council debates public-comment accessibility
Summary
City Manager proposed switching the city livestream to Microsoft Teams to cut subscription costs, noting the Teams webinar option can avoid required registration but would eliminate live audio public comment; staff proposed accepting emailed public comment in advance and creating an in-person sign-in system. Manager also warned of upcoming business-license modification hearings and board vacancies.
The city manager recommended the council consider switching the municipal livestream/webinar service to Microsoft Teams to reduce a roughly $3,000 annual Zoom subscription cost. "With that set up to do a live stream webinar on Teams, there is an option that does not require a user to register or share their email address," the manager said, "which is the route that we would prefer. However, that prevents any unmuting…
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