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Town to continue live streaming but stop archiving meetings to YouTube, citing storage and privacy concerns
Summary
Town Manager and solicitor said McCandless will continue to live‑stream council meetings but discontinue permanent archiving of recordings on YouTube due to storage limits and residents’ privacy concerns; minutes will remain the official permanent record.
Town Manager (introduced as Mr. Schwinn) told council the town will continue live streaming meetings but will "discontinue the archiving of recorded meetings on the YouTube channel." The manager said recordings will still be made for minutes preparation but will not be kept online in perpetuity because of storage issues with the town's Zoom and YouTube accounts and resident privacy concerns after names and addresses are publicly stated.
Solicitor clarified state rules: recordings should be kept "as long as they're administratively relevant" and that once minutes are approved, recordings may be discarded. Several residents asked for access to meeting recordings during the two‑week window before minutes are finalized; council members suggested retaining recordings until minutes are approved and staff agreed to consider retention windows and alternatives if costs require tighter limits.
