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TELEVISING BCC MEETINGS <br />The Board reviewed the following memo dated 1/12/94: <br />TO: Board of County CommissionersDAM January 12, 1994 FILE: <br />SUBJECT: Televising BCC Meetings <br />s <br />FROM: mes E. Chandler REFERENCES: <br />County Administrator <br />Superintendent Gary Norris has advised that the School Board is in a position to <br />televise BCC meetings on a limited basis at this time. Through the first June <br />meeting, the first and third regular Tuesday meetings could be televised. Due <br />to conflicts with School Board meetings and student classes, the second and <br />fourth Tuesday BCC meetings cannot be televised initially. After June, Dr. <br />Norris indicated they may be in a position to televise all four monthly meetings. <br />Some special meetings, such as budget or LDR hearings, could be televised with <br />sufficient advanced notification. A tape of all meetings would be provided. <br />The proposed fee, which is subject to further discussion, would be $100 per <br />hour. The prior quote through the cable and video production companies was <br />$300 per hour. Rebroadcast expense is currently $50 per meeting. <br />Assuming an average of 2 hours per meeting, the expense for the nine scheduled <br />meetings through June would be $1,800 televising and $450 rebroadcast for a <br />total of $2,250. <br />The estimated annualized expense, assuming four regular monthly meetings would <br />be televised, is $9,600 televising and $2,400 rebroadcast for a total of $11,850. <br />Special meetings would be additional. Based on the prior quotes, the equivalent <br />cost was $31,200 ($28,800 televising; $2,400 rebroadcast). <br />If the Board concurs, we will proceed with finalizing arrangements with Dr. <br />Norris, with an objective of televising the first meeting in February. <br />JEC/mg <br />The Commissioners wished to include the special meetings, <br />especially those held in the evening, i.e. budget hearings and LDR <br />hearings. The Board agreed they would like to start with the <br />special meeting to be held at the School Board on January 31, 1994 <br />and, perhaps, the budget workshop scheduled for February 24, 1994 <br />at 9:00 a.m. in the Commission Chambers. <br />Commissioner Macht asked about the patch to Falcon Cable, and <br />Administrator Chandler explained that there is no way to do a live <br />feed to Falcon at the present time. <br />19 <br />BOOK 91 �,vF.548 <br />J <br />