At least in the State of Montana, with an effective date of 7.1.2024
To ensure this State of Montana mandate will be in effect for the TOF 7.8.2024 Regularly Scheduled Council Meeting, please call Mayor Tim Nottingham at (1)406-697-9321, TOF office at (1)406-668-7383, or email: cl***@*********mt.com. The State has mandated: The Public Has a Right to Know!
The following 2 images (emphasis added) are excerpts from the Montana Annotated Code pdf of HB890, avaliable for download at the following link: https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2023/billpdf/HB0890.pdf
More information at the following link: https://www.ktvq.com/news/local-news/new-montana-law-requires-government-boards-to-record-public-meetings
More information at the following link: https://share.newsbreak.com/7kr417zx
It’s about time!
If I were a betting person, I would venture to guess the town received grant funding to purchase a camera to record meetings to comply with the new state law. Then advertised it to imply they had security cameras earlier this year. 😂 It’s interesting when the town had someone who could actually facilitate clerk’s responsibilities, the sign was removed. A little honesty considering it’s the taxpayers who purchased this.