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Council directs staff to pursue pilot of open-meeting voting system; concerns raised over recurring costs
City Council, City of Needles · October 31, 2025
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Summary
After discussion about upfront and recurring costs, the council directed staff to pursue a one-year pilot and demo of an open-meetings voting system (hardware, software, training) to modernize in-chamber voting; the annual support cost raised questions among members.
The Needles City Council directed staff to pursue procurement and a demonstration of an open-meetings voting system designed to display vote results on a council chamber monitor and consolidate roll calls.
City Manager Rick Daniels and…
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