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Dallas City Meetings Now Online and On Demand
October 13, 2008
For more information contact:
Frank Librio – PIO
(214) 670-3322
For Immediate Release
October 13, 2008
Dallas, TX – Dallas residents are now able to watch local City meetings broadcast live on the Internet. Users can also instantly replay of all or part of those meetings at their convenience through a link on their city’s web site (www.dallascityhall.com).
"The City of Dallas has made open government a priority," said City Manager Mary K. Suhm. "We are excited about this new web site feature as further example of our ongoing efforts to increase public input and involvement in government."
The new on-line service is powered by San Francisco-based Granicus, Inc., the premier provider of government webcasting and public meeting management solutions to over 450 government agencies spanning 43 states across the nation.
Deployment of the system will be in stages over the next several months. The Granicus solution includes streaming software to capture, manage, store and distribute online video recordings. In addition, the video webpage will eventually include an agenda keyword search so users can simply search for an issue they are interested in watching. Also, the video player window will include the meeting agenda with direct links to access specific agenda item discussions within the archived meeting. Archived meetings will generally be available for viewing by the morning after the meeting takes place. Meetings will be archived and available for viewing for one year.
“This is a landmark installation for us in the state of Texas,” said Michael Osuna, Southcentral Regional Director. “Despite today’s challenging economy, Dallas is among the leaders in a larger local government movement towards improved transparency and accountability. We are proud of this partnership and what it means for the open availability of government information,” Osuna added.
City meetings that are currently cablecast on the Dallas City Channel (Time Warner Cable Channel 16 and Verizon Cable Channel 47) will still be seen live on those channels and replayed at their regular times.
About Granicus
Founded in 1999, San Francisco-based Granicus, Inc. helps government reach staff and constituents without barriers. Public agencies trust our webcasting solutions to enable vital improvements to public access, staff efficiency, and government accountability. In addition, the combination of webcasting with public meeting management technology into a single workflow decreases administrative costs and simplifies public recordkeeping tasks. Granicus provides the most comprehensive online public records retention system available and manages the world’s largest government webcasting network, securely and reliably bringing vital government information closer to the people.
Contact: Lauren Alexander, Corporate Communications Manager, Granicus, Inc., 415-357-3618 x1788
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