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Council debates low-cost livestreaming for meetings and how to manage outside recording
Summary
Council members discussed a roughly $3,500 livestream setup proposed by staff, weighed technical and acoustic needs, and debated how to limit the influence of third-party live recorders while noting First Amendment protections and the option to disable viewer comments.
Council members and staff spent a substantial portion of the meeting discussing whether to begin livestreaming council meetings and how to manage technical and legal issues that come with video coverage.
Staff said a local vendor, Rob Ross, estimated about $3,500 for a basic setup — one or two cameras and an iPad controller — and suggested staff could cobble that amount together from current funds. The staff member cautioned that if costs rose to roughly $5,000 the city would likely need additional microphones and that a larger expense…
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