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Selectboard debates video retention, defers decision; holds brief executive session with no action
Summary
Board discussed whether to retain meeting videos permanently or follow a 30‑day guidance; after a brief executive session on personnel, the board returned with no action and adjourned.
The Selectboard discussed how long meeting recordings should be kept on YouTube and whether recordings should be retained as permanent town history or deleted after a short retention period. A member recalled training guidance recommending 30 days after minutes are approved, while others urged the board to retain videos as a historical record for public transparency.
One attendee asked the board to consider keeping recordings permanently: "I would love to have you consider keeping them as a permanent record." Board members said the secretary of state's training recommends a shorter retention window but that towns are not strictly required to keep videos indefinitely. The board took the question under advisement and agreed to revisit the topic.
Later the board entered an executive session to discuss a personnel matter and later announced that it came out of executive session with no action taken. The meeting adjourned at approximately 7:47 p.m.
