Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Governance topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
CAC debates Otter.ai for minutes and whether to pay for Slack
Summary
The council discussed relieving the secretary, using Otter.ai (town software) for automated minutes, and whether to adopt a paid Slack plan (roughly $4/month per member) to improve communications and searchability.
Chair raised the need to relieve Catherine of secretarial duties and members discussed solutions including a rotating volunteer schedule, in-person typists, and automated transcription. Committee member (S3) noted the town uses Otter.ai and said "they do exactly that" when describing automated minute-taking options.
Separately, members debated whether to adopt Slack for committee communications. Proponents said Slack is easier to organize than email and recommended a modest paid tier (about $4 per member per month) to allow full search and history; opponents noted the committee has no budget and discussed whether members could cover the cost personally.
