Committee asks staff to study hybrid meetings after IT presentation on streaming history and risks
Following an IT presentation on the borough’s streaming history, equipment upgrades and pandemic experience, the ACT committee voted to investigate hybrid in‑person/virtual public participation, ask staff for cost estimates and draft policies, and place a memo on the August work session.
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Bill, an IT staff presenter, summarized the borough’s progression from audio recordings (2014) through pandemic Webex use (2020) to current Facebook and YouTube streaming and recent equipment upgrades, including a $20,000 webcam and additional microphones. He laid out major considerations for allowing real‑time virtual public participation: security (bad‑actor interference), meeting control and moderation, registration and verification procedures, technical needs and cost, and potential effects on in‑person attendance.
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