Elko County approves AI captioning contract to improve meeting accessibility
The board approved a three‑year agreement to add AI-generated live and archived closed captioning for public meetings (250 hours first year for $15,000) to satisfy ADA accessibility requirements; Granicus (recorded in agenda as 'Grenicious') will provide the service and county staff will review/edit captions to improve accuracy.
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Elko County commissioners on July 15 approved a three‑year agreement to obtain AI-generated live and archived closed captioning for public meetings. The contract includes 250 hours of captioning in the first year at a cost of $15,000; future annual charges will be adjusted based on actual hours used.
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