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“The New Bedford City Council is pleased to announce the live streaming of regular City Council Meetings and several key Committee Meetings. After several successful ‘test’ runs, the City Council is officially making the public aware that the meetings can now be viewed live on the City’s website.
Key features of the live stream include high-definition video and sound, corresponding agendas which enable viewers to follow along as meetings progress, and the ability to view past meetings in the Archive section.
Meetings that will be live-streamed are as follows:
• All Regular & Special Meetings of the full City Council
• Special Committee on Affordable Housing & Homeless Affairs
• Committee on Appointments & Briefings
• Committee on Cannabis Regulation & Host Community Agreements Review
• Committee on City Porperty
• Committee on Environmental Affairs
• Committee on Ordinances
• Committee on Public Safety & Neighborhoods
• Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Elderly, Youth, Health & Housing & Disability Issues
“As a body committed to representing each and every member of our City, my colleagues and I are pleased that our proceedings and deliberations will now be accessible to the public without delay,” said City Council President Linda Morad. “This is an objective we have been working toward for quite some time now. After some technical challenges we are grateful for the efforts of the City MIS Department, New Bedford Cable Access and our Team in the City Council Office in bringing this important goal to fruition. We encourage the citizenry of New Bedford to view the City Council and Council Committee meetings via the live stream to stay informed on important City issues.”
The live stream can vbe found on the City of New Bedford’s Home Page, by clicking on ‘Meetings” under the ‘Quicklinks’ headings, or by using the following link: https://www.newbedfordma.gov/meetings/. Live meetings can be viewed while in progress, while past meetings are available by clicking on ‘Archives.’
For additional information, please contact City Clerk Dennis W. Farias at 508.979.1449.”-City of New Bedford.
