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Colebrook vote to require live-streaming of Selectmen meetings fails after amendment
Summary
An audience-sponsored Article 24 proposing mandatory video recording and live streaming of Selectmen meetings (and possibly Planning Board meetings) failed after debate and a close hand count; an amendment to limit streaming to when internet is available had passed earlier.
An audience member moved (and an unclear second) to require that all regular and special sessions of the Board of Selectmen be video recorded and live streamed on a publicly accessible platform. Discussion focused on prior inquiries, estimated costs (approximately $4,200 per year plus a $3,000 equipment-installation cost) and potential liability if internet service is unavailable.
An amendment was adopted to limit recording and streaming to when internet service is available; a separate amendment to extend the requirement to Planning Board meetings was also considered and passed at the amendment stage. When the assembly voted on the amended Article 24, the hand count was too close for the Moderator to determine immediately; after counting, the Moderator declared the Article failed to pass.
Provenance: topicintro SEG 032; topfinish SEG 032.
