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Johnstown council narrows recording ban; keeps executive-session restriction after public objections
Summary
After public objections that parts of a proposed rule could chill recording, Johnstown City Council amended and then adopted Resolution 10754 to remove prohibitions on recording before and after meetings while retaining a ban on recording during executive sessions.
Johnstown City Council on Feb. 11 amended and approved a resolution setting rules for recording at public meetings, removing language that would have barred recording before and after sessions while keeping a prohibition during executive sessions.
The council considered Resolution No. 10754, prompted in part by concerns about people using cameras and blocking views in the gallery. Solicitor Aimee Willett told the council she had been asked to prepare the measure to address a taped-off videotaping area and said the law treats recording during an open public meeting differently from recording before or after the meeting. "When a person enters a public meeting, there is an expectation that they may be…
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