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Resident urges Decatur to post council meeting videos promptly and add searchable archive
Summary
A resident told the council he could only find meeting videos from five months ago on YouTube and urged the city to create a searchable archive; council staff described current 'live' viewing options and said work continues to improve access.
During public comment, a resident identified as Mr. Froody asked when the city's searchable archive of council meeting recordings would be available on YouTube, saying he found the earliest posted meeting from about five months ago and called the delay a transparency problem.
Council staff responded that clicking the 'live' button shows all meetings and that staff are working to improve posting processes; the resident said the average citizen would not find the archive as easily as staff or council members. The exchange concluded after the commenter reached his time limit.
Council announcements later in the meeting listed upcoming dates and a timeline for returning items to the council; staff did not provide a firm date for when all past recordings would be searchable on the city's YouTube channel.
