Local Government Broadcasting of Public Meetings

Contents

• About This Page
• Jurisdictions Listed by County
• Council Minutes Accompanied by Video or Audio Archives
• Reference Information on Broadcasting Public Meetings

About This Page

Cablecasting and Internet webcasting of public meetings make the meetings more open and public by enabling persons to view meetings they cannot attend in person. This webpage provides information on which Washington cities and counties are currently broadcasting public meetings. Some are broadcasting in audio only, some in cable only, and a growing number are now offering Internet broadcasts, either live or by archived meetings on demand. A few Washington local governments provide Internet access to indexed video archives that coordinate the minutes of meetings with the meeting video.

The information contained in the table below is derived from websites of cities, counties, and government and educational cable channels. The listings are by county, as many of the broadcasting facilities are shared. It is recommended that jurisdictions that broadcast meetings check their websites to see that information about their meetings can be found easily, and that links are provided to any available video archives. It is helpful to put this information with the information about council or other broadcasted meetings. Please let MRSC know if you have information to add and if the information on this page needs to be updated by contacting the page editor.

Benton | Clallam | Clark | Cowlitz| Jefferson | King | Kitsap | Kittitas | Pierce | Skagit | Snohomish | Spokane | Thurston | Whatcom | Whitman | Yakima

Council Minutes Accompanied by Video or Audio Archives

• Bellevue Live and Archived Video - Includes agenda; hosted by Granicus
• Kirkland Video on Demand City Council Meetings - Includes agenda, minutes, and video
• Newcastle Meeting Agendas, Minutes, and Audio - Hosted by Granicus
• Olympia Meeting Agendas, Minutes, and Video on Demand - Hosted by Granicus
• Sunnyside Meeting Agendas, Minutes, and Audio Archive - Hosted by Granicus
• Woodinville Meeting Agendas and Video Archive - Hosted by Granicus

Reference Information on Broadcasting Public Meetings

Washington Documents

• Woodinville Staff Report (), addressed to City Council, Web and Cable Casting: Contracts Authorization , 02/06/2006
• Spokane Valley Survey of Washington City Council Leaders Concerning the Effects of Television on Council and Community (), prepared by Bill Gothmann, Councilmember, City of Spokane Valley, 01/25/2008

Out-of-State Documents

• New York State Executive Order No. 3, Promotion of Public Access to Government Decisionmaking, 02/27/2007 - Requirement for state agencies and public authorities to broadcast public meetings over Internet

Articles

• Well Served, by Betsy Harter, American City and County, 04/2007 - Streaming video
  
  

Related MRSC Resources

MRSC Index - Minutes, including televising and recording of meetings