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we EarthChannel, would allow an individual to click on a particular agenda item and link to that <br />precise spot in the video; it would also provide more functionality during live streaming of the <br />meetings. <br />Mr. Williams reported on a third system, Granicus, that would allow the County to have <br />unlimited streaming, with data being stored on its server, rather than the County's. He conveyed <br />that meetings going back to 2002 could be viewed on the system, and that Granicus was more <br />user friendly than EarthChannel. <br />Director Brown outlined the following approximate costs for the three systems: <br />He noted that Vimeo was readily affordable; however, neither EarthChannel nor Granicus <br />has been budgeted for. Director Brown added that the County and the Clerk's office were <br />exploring the purchase of a mutually beneficial system. <br />Vice Chairman Wheeler wanted to see whether the purchase of EarthChannel or the <br />Granicus system would receive enough online use to justify the expenditure. He asked staff to <br />see how many people use the Granicus-based Martin County website. <br />Commissioner Davis pointed out that the prospective system would be used not only to <br />enhance the County's video streaming capabilities, but to augment the Clerk's archiving ability. <br />Chief •Deputy Clerk Jeff Smith reported that the Granicus system would facilitate the <br />archiving official documents, performing public records requests from <br />Clerk's functions of arch <br />citizens and County staff, and minutes preparation and storage. He stated that Clerk and County <br />staff were working together to find a workable system. Mr. Smith noted that EarthChannel <br />currently has no package for the Clerk and would work only for the County; however, Granicus <br />would provide solutions for both entities. <br />!4! PG 657 <br />November 8, 2011 17 <br />