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The Santa Barbara County Board of Education is continuing its discussion about whether to record videos of its meetings.
The board will talk about that possibility at its meeting at 2 p.m. Thursday. The meeting is open to the public and will take place in the multi-media training room at the county education office, 4400 Cathedral Oaks Road, Santa Barbara.
In May, the board voted 5-2 against video recordings. On June 2, the board voted 7-0 to approve audio recordings. As previously reported by the News-Press, the meetings were long unrecorded, limiting public access.
On June 7, Board President Judy Frost requested that video recordings be placed on a future agenda.
The Aug. 4 meeting included a presentation by Superintendent Susan Salcido, regarding audio recordings. Her talk covered details such as cost and the process of posting. She said it takes about two weeks for a recording to be posted to the website for public access.
Board member Michelle de Ward made a motion to approve video recordings. The motion failed 4-2. Several board members said they felt they needed more information before they could vote in favor of video recordings.
During the Aug. 4 meeting, the board voted unanimously to direct the staff to present a detailed plan on the implementation of video recordings at this Thursday’s meeting.
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