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Committee meeting. Mr. Johnson then discussed a program he is developing that would <br />allow an individual to access the minutes in an interactive format. <br />Commissioner O'Bryan's inquired whether this would be time intensive for the <br />staff Mr. Johnson felt that the staff assistants would realize tremendous savings in time. <br />Mr. Zito observed that staff normally prepares the agendas in electronic format. <br />The person responsible for taking the minutes would attend the meeting with a laptop, and <br />would input electronic time stamps into the document. The agenda would become the <br />outline for the minute taking. <br />The Board CONSENSUS was to move ahead with the <br />technology, thus enabling: (1) the Commissioner <br />Assistants to complete the minutes without the need for <br />lengthy transcription, and (2) the minutes to be posted in a <br />very timely manner, potentially at the end of the meetings. <br />The Board, Mr. Zito, and County Administrator Baird discussed the necessity for <br />training staff, as well as individuals who were used to receiving the minutes in written <br />format, in the new methodology. <br />To Commissioner Davis' query whether the Board would be meeting the legal <br />requirements for record keeping, County Attorney Collins replied that the Sunshine Law <br />states that the minutes should be promptly recorded and open to public inspection. <br />MOTION WAS MADE by Commissioner Davis, <br />SECONDED by Commissioner O'Bryan for discussion, to <br />divide up, for purposes of recording the minutes, the total <br />September 18, 2007 36 <br />