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Community Board 11 ethics committee moves to rely on meeting recordings as minutes
Summary
At its November meeting the Community Board 11 ethics committee discussed relying on unabridged video/audio recordings (backed by transcriptions) in place of separately formatted written minutes, citing recent law‑department guidance and planning human review and backup storage.
At its November meeting the Community Board 11 ethics committee in the Bronx debated whether video or audio recordings and their transcriptions can serve as the official meeting minutes under the open meetings law. Chair Ryan Barthel introduced the idea as a time‑saving alternative to posting separately formatted written minutes and suggested linking meeting videos directly from the board’s minutes page.
Supporters said recordings create a complete record and noted that transcripts are already produced automatically,…
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