Township solicitor: current practice on recordings complies with state manual; posting would require policy change

Apr 6, 2026

Solicitor Prevoznik told the Board the township's practice of using recordings only to create minutes and deleting them once approved "is acceptable under the Pennsylvania Municipal Records Manual." Secretary Tina Transue said she could post a Zoom link on the Township website but a formal policy change would be needed to publish recordings online.

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Solicitor Prevoznik advised that Paradise Township's current practice—retaining meeting recordings only long enough to create official minutes and deleting them after minutes are approved—"is acceptable under the Pennsylvania Municipal Records Manual." The comment was made during a discussion about whether the Township could post recordings online.

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