“Following the widespread use of remote meeting platforms in response to the coronavirus pandemic, New York State lawmakers are hoping to retain the level of accessibility afforded by livestreamed meetings well after the pandemic is brought under control.
State Senator Anna Kaplan, a Democrat, and Assemblymember Matylde Frontus, also a Democrat, have introduced legislation that would require every local government to stream all open meetings and public hearings on its website in real time, upload those streams permanently on its site within five days, and keep them available for no less than five years. The legislation is in committee.
Currently, the content of bygone meetings can be most easily accessed through meeting minutes, taken by a town clerk, who is required only to make “a record or summary of all motions, proposals, resolutions and any other matter formally voted upon and the vote thereon,” leaving significant variability in detail among municipalities. “
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Altamont Enterprise 18 August 2020.
Duanesburg residents: contact Senator George Amedore amedore@nysenate.gov with your comments.