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Council directs staff to investigate recording or live-streaming meetings amid calls for transparency
Summary
Councilors Jill White, Emily Campbell and Heidi Parker urged recording or live-streaming council meetings for transparency; City Manager Scott Czasak was instructed to investigate technical options and return with recommendations.
Several council members and residents pushed for meeting recordings or live-streaming at the Aug. 18 Caro City Council meeting. Councilor Jill White voiced support for recording meetings and stressed transparency; Councilors Emily Campbell and Heidi Parker proposed live-streaming as an option.
City Manager Scott Czasak described different technical options for recording or live-streaming and was instructed to investigate feasible approaches and report back to the council. Members of the public, including Tyler Ray and Bob Struza, also expressed support for recording meetings and suggested the city consult Tuscola County staff (one person named in the minutes as a possible contact) for guidance and to consider accessibility for residents without online access.
No formal policy or ordinance change was enacted at the meeting; the item was recorded as direction to staff to research options and return with recommendations.
