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December 4, 2014 | johnscreekherald.com | 75,000 circulation Revue & News, Johns Creek Herald, Milton Herald & Forsyth Herald combined | 50¢ | Volume 18, No. 48
City to stream meetings live Bid three times, council settles on video system
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St. Brigid’s Christmas trees help people worldwide St. Brigid Catholic Church on Old Alabama Road Christmas tree sales supports charities locally as well as abroad. Picking out the per-
fect tree for their family is Frank Trujillo, left, his sons Alex, 9, and Ryan, 4, and his brother Tommy Trujillo. See story, Page 18.
useful. For instance, they opted to have the cameras operated by By HATCHER HURD staff rather hatcher@appenmediagroup.com than have them voiceJOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Johns GRAY activated to Creek residents who want to move to whoever was speaksee their local government in ing into a microphone. But action can now do so from they did opt to have any asthe comfort of their laptops sociated maps or charts that at home. The City Council go up on chamber monitors voted 4-1 Dec. 1 to contract displayed as well. with WH Platts Company to The council said the main stream live council meetings reason for adoptand other city ing the system, meetings such which is becomas the Planning ing commonplace Commission. among local The city will governments, is also be able for transparency to archive the in government. meetings and However, will contract Councilman Bob with the GraniGray asked that cus Company the contract be to “bookmark” removed from the items on the consent agenda agendas so (where items conthat the public sidered routine can go right to are voted on with the items that one motion). Gray interest them. wanted the counAll associated cil to reconsider documents will the contract. be available as “I think the well. goal is spot on,” The counBOB GRAY Gray said. “And cilmembers Johns Creek councilmember I want to pursue had bid the every way posproject three sible to get this times, telling capability. It’s not staff they didn’t about whether to do this, but want the “Cadillac” version, when.” just the “Chevrolet” version Gray said he wanted to but with the features such as archiving and bookmarking that make the system so See STREAM, Page 4
I think the goal is spot on. And I want to pursue every way possible to get this capability. It’s not about whether to do this, but when.”