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Onalaska council hears AV upgrade demo, directs staff to collect three cost options
Summary
Council members reviewed an AMS/Telavic demonstration of audio-visual and voting hardware for council chambers, asked for three vendor proposals (base flex devices, add-on council screens and camera/closet upgrades) and agreed staff should pursue estimates ahead of an RFP; the meeting adjourned after direction was given.
On Thursday, Dec. 4, the Onalaska Common Council received a demonstration of proposed audio-visual upgrades for the council chambers and directed staff to request three cost proposals for different packages.
Joe Hollinger, identified at the meeting as the city’s IT expert, opened the presentation by noting long-running problems with the chamber audio-visual system: "we've been having audio visual issues in this room for since before I got here." The demonstration was led by local installer AMS working with Telavic, which showed devices that include localized loudspeakers, wireless and wired microphones, 'flex' terminals with voting buttons and larger multimedia terminals with integrated cameras and screens.
Vendor presenters emphasized speech…
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