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Council OKs $4,600 upgrade for council chambers cameras and livestreaming
Summary
Green Isle’s council voted to fund an upgrade to in‑chamber cameras, microphones and network video storage at a total cost of $4,600 to improve audio/video quality for meetings and add redundancy for recordings.
The Green Isle City Council voted Dec. 9 to move forward with a $4,600 proposal to upgrade council‑chamber audio and video for livestreaming and recording.
Staff told the council the current system was purchased with COVID funds and produces intermittent audio and video problems on the YouTube livestream; upgrades include three cameras (two inside and one outside), microphones, a network video recorder with roughly 12 terabytes of storage and a plan for redundancy so recordings are preserved at multiple locations.
The vendor named in the packet was presented as Ein Landscaping Services LLC (vendor contact names were discussed in the packet); staff said the vendor has equipment available and could install the system quickly. The package would also allow future add‑ons such as door‑lock integration or voice‑over‑IP phone expansions.
Council approved the purchase by voice vote and directed staff to proceed with installation and documentation. Staff noted the system’s encoder/decoder device would be obtained separately and is expected to cost in the low hundreds of dollars.
Why it matters: Council members and residents have complained about poor audio quality and limited camera views on livestreamed meetings; the upgrade aims to improve accessibility and recording reliability for council, planning and other public meetings.
Next steps: staff will finalize purchase and schedule installation when weather and vendor availability permit.
