In Butler County we videotape every meeting in is entirety including any audience participation, any speakers, any public participation, and any the public hearings.... everything. We do not produce a transcript in the form of a written statement of who said what or a summary of what was said in lieu of a verbatim transcript. we do have an agenda of the meeting and we have a document which records the resolutions presented at the meeting and the commission vote on each resolution. We have taken the position that actual video of the meeting is far more accurate as to who said what, their tone of voice, the context in which it was spoken, and what was actually said, than an emotionless paper transcript. And if a written transcript is required, we can send it to a court reporter. Gary Sheets Asst. Admin./HR Director/ Board Counsel Butler County Commissioners 315 High Street, Suite 630 Hamilton, Ohio 45011 (P) 513-785-5336 (F) 513-785-5339
"Cheryl Heacock" <morrowclk@rrohio.com> 05/21/2014 7:50 AM >>>
Morrow County has just begun to video record the Commissioner’s meetings. My question is, in the past say for a Public Hearing, the hearing was recorded on tape and then transcribed for our files. If we video record the Public Hearing does there still need to be a transcription of the meeting? Thank you. Cheryl Heacock, Clerk Morrow County Commissioners 80 N. Walnut Street, Ste. A Mount Gilead, Ohio 43338 419-947-4085 Phone 419-947-1860 Fax
