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City of Eureka to Video Stream Public Meetings Online

10/19/2011

The City of Eureka establishes open government leadership with access to live and archived meetings on its website including the number of Board and Commissions meetings that will now be streamed live.

Eureka, CA - Live streaming began on October 4, 2011 and residents can watch Eureka City Council meetings live and on demand through the City of Eureka's website at www.ci.eureka.ca.gov. Streaming meetings allows everyone to participate in government from the convenience of their own home.

"The City Council and I are committed to encouraging citizen participation at all levels of government and video streaming of public meetings is one more tool to help meet our goal", commented Mayor Frank Jager.

The City of Eureka recently deployed Granicus' Government Transparency Suite, providing citizens with a powerful new way to engage citizens in public meetings and government events online. Now, online audiences can quickly follow the latest decisions and actions in government through a comprehensive archive library of public meeting videos and government records that are all cross-linked and keyword searchable.

While watching the videos, viewers can access relevant supporting materials like staff reports which are displayed alongside the video. Additionally, they are able to jump to particular items of interest with index points. Another exciting feature is being able to quickly share the videos to social media sites or by copying and embedding portions of a meeting or an entire video across any blog or public website. And, for those viewers who wish to watch or listen to the videos from their mobile device can do so using MP3 and MP4 downloadable formats.

"When a community like the City of Eureka takes an initiative like this toward open government, they're matching government responsiveness to today's technological demands: online, mobile, instant and convenient," says Tom Spengler, Granicus CEO. "Congratulations on taking the next step towards making government information conveniently accessible as well as meaningful."

The City of Eureka joins the circle of other Humboldt communities, such as the City of Arcata and County of Humboldt in using Granicus to establish open government leadership.

About Granicus
Granicus, Inc. is the award-winning cloud platform provider for government transparency, efficiency, and citizen participation. It offers the first cloud platform and product suites designed specifically to help government agencies establish meaningful connections with citizens while reducing operational costs. Granicus solutions have provided legislative management and automated open government to towns, cities, counties and other governmental bodies for over 25 years. Follow Granicus on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and on the Connecting Government Blog

Contact
City of Eureka: Pam Powell, City Clerk 441-4175, ppowell@ci.eureka.ca.gov or
Granicus: Tobias Cichon, 415.357.3618 x 1061, tobias@granicus.com