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Council discusses adding live remote public comment under ORS 192.660; staff aims for September
Summary
Councilor Denise Watson raised concern about residents' inability to comment remotely; City Administrator W. Scott Jorgensen said he has discussed adding live remote comment capability with KLTV and expects it may be set up by the September meeting.
Councilor Denise Watson told the council she is concerned about the inability of residents to comment remotely live during meetings and moved to add a discussion about ORS 192.660 to the agenda; the motion carried. City Administrator W. Scott Jorgensen said he spoke with KLTV about adding a live remote comment component to broadcasts and that implementation may require coordination with the city’s IT provider.
Jorgensen said he can probably get the live remote comment feature set up by the September meeting, subject to technical coordination. The council did not adopt a formal implementation plan at this meeting but directed staff discussion and follow-up as recorded in the minutes.
