Community Corner
Technology Upgrade Funds Approved by Council
Video presentation system in town hall to be upgraded. Residents can view meetings on their phones once system is up and running.
Residents will be able to watch council meetings on their smartphones and iPads next year.
The council approved an ordinance appropriating $75,000 to upgrade the video and audio system broadcast system in town hall.
Cameras inside the council chamber will be upgraded and new digital equipment to run cable channel 77 will be purchased.
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New digital production and broadcast equipment and software will be purchased. This will allow meetings to be broadcast live online using any Windows-, Android-, or iOS-enabled devices, including smartphones and tablets. Users not using Windows-based devices will not have to download a separate plug-in, which they have to do now, in order to watch the meetings.
The new equipment will allow all recorded meetings to be archived online and watched anytime on demand.
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Scott Pasternak, the township’s information technology director, said he hopes the new system will go online in June or July of next year.
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