HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 21-046 Policy on Meeting RecordingsRESOLUTION NO.21-046
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SARATOGA ESTABLISHING A POLICY
FOR MEETING RECORDINGS
WHEREAS, the City Council recognizes that recordings of meeting provide the most
complete and comprehensive record of a meeting; and
WHEREAS, the City Council also values that meeting recordings allow the public to view
meetings after they have occurred, providing the community with additional options to track and
observe the City's decision making and advisory bodies; and
WHEREAS, the City of Saratoga's video archives for City Council Regular Meetings goes
back as far as 1991 and the City's archive of Planning Commission Regular Meetings dates back
to 2004; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to increase the number of meetings that are recorded
and made available to the public on the City website;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Saratoga hereby
establishes the attached policy for meeting recordings.
The above and foregoing resolution was passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Saratoga
City Council held on the 16`h day of June 2021 by the following vote:
AYES: Vice Mayor Tina Walia, Council Members Kookie Fitzsimmons, Rishi Kumar
NOES: Mayor Yan Zhao, Council Member Mary -Lynne Bernald
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Yan o, Mayor
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DATE:
Bretschneider, CMC
City Clerk
CITY OF SARATOGA MEETING RECORDING POLICY
Adopted June 16, 2021 via Resolution 21-046
The City Council of the City of Saratoga has approved this policy concerning recording of
meetings.
1. All City Council Regular Meetings held in the Civic Theater shall be video recorded and
indexed to allow ready viewing of particular agenda items. The video recordings shall be
made available to the public on the City website.
2. City Council Study Sessions, Joint Meetings, Commission Interviews, Retreats, and City
Council meetings with the Planning Commission shall be video recorded. The video
recordings shall be made available to the public on the City website. These video recordings
are not required to be indexed.
3. Planning Commission Regular Meetings held in the Civic Theater shall be video recorded
and indexed to allow ready viewing of particular agenda items. The video recordings shall
be made available to the public on the City website.
4. Planning Commission Study Sessions shall be video recorded. The video recordings will be
made available to the public on the City website. These video recordings are not required to
be indexed.
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