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Douglas County approves closed-captioning contract for legislative chamber; consent agenda passes with one abstention

Douglas County Board of Commissioners (and associated boards) · January 28, 2026
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Summary

The board approved a contract with the National Captioning Institute to provide closed captioning for meetings held in the legislative chambers; the consent agenda was approved (items f1 and f2 later approved with Commissioner Rogers recorded as abstaining).

The Douglas County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 27 approved a contract with the National Captioning Institute to provide closed-captioning services for meetings held in the legislative chambers and televised on Cox channel 18.

Commissioner Kavanaugh described the service as an accessibility improvement that will help people with hearing disabilities follow meetings; he said the contract appeared to cost "someplace under…

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