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Town to begin livestreaming meetings under state law
Summary
Officials announced that regular meetings will be recorded and livestreamed starting in July to comply with 2023 statute HA167; notices must include streaming links and recordings may be retained for 90 days, with staff noting storage needs.
The presiding official announced that the town will begin recording and livestreaming its regular meetings beginning in July to comply with a 2023 state law, identified in the meeting as HA167 and described as part of Title 5 of the open meetings rules. "Our meetings will now be recorded and live streamed," the Chair said during the session.
The board discussed specific requirements in the statute, including that meeting notices include a link to the live transmission and to archived copies and that those recordings may be destroyed after 90 days. A participant noted the need to budget for video storage, saying the town should estimate gigabytes per meeting to determine recurring costs.
Why it matters: adding livestreaming changes how residents access meetings and creates modest ongoing storage costs for the town. The board directed staff to include livestream and archive information on annual meeting notices and to determine storage needs for recurring meetings.
