LIVESTREAMING OPEN MEETINGS

Livestreaming for Town Council, Halliwell Review Committee, Zoning Board and Planning Board:  The Town will provide livestreaming for the open meetings of the Town Council, Halliwell Review Committee, Zoning Board of Review, and Planning Board whenever feasible via YouTube, Zoom, or some other technology. If technical difficulties occur during the livestream of an open meeting, the open meeting will continue to proceed as scheduled without livestreaming. (Livestreaming increases public access to public meetings in addition to the right of the public to attend open meetings in person.)

Public must be physically present to participate. Members of the public, applicants, petitioners, expert s, etc. who want to participate in an open meeting in any fashion must be physically present at the meeting. Members of the public, applicants, petitioners, experts, etc. will not be allowed to participate in an open meeting remotely by offering comment, testimony, or other remarks. through virtual means.

All other Boards, Commissions, or Committees may be livestreamed if they choose to do so.

Technical Difficulties: If technical difficulties occur during any livestream, the open meeting will continue to proceed as scheduled.

Meetings of the Town Council, Halliwell Review Committee, Zoning Board and Planning Board will be livestreamed on the Town' s YouTube page, North Smithfield Town Meetings.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFgw5KxL950ZgZ_DKz8B-MQ

Revised 2/6/23