Another issue that arises when thinking about government transparency is the question of video recording meetings. Given our current state of technology, it would be relatively easy to video record the Minooka CCSD 201 school board meetings and post the videos to a website where people could view them on their computers. With our busy schedules and so many other things competing for our time, it is difficult for many people to attend school board meetings. Video recording would allow interested persons to watch school board meetings with ease and convenience. There is, however, some time, effort and expense that must be incurred to video record meetings and then post them to a website. So, I would like some feedback from those of you who read this blog. Would this be something that you are interested in? Do you think that it would be worth the time, effort and expense? You can either submit a comment to this blog or email me at dpmartin1775(at)yahoo.com (replace the "(at)" with the "@" symbol).
As you are considering this issue, consider that many other local government bodies in Illinois, including school districts, make videos of their meetings available to the public. Click here, here, here and here for examples of some local government bodies that make video recordings of their meetings available.
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