Glasgow City Council, Valley County Commissioners And Glasgow School Board To Record Meetings

Monday, July 1, was the effective date for a new state law that leaders say is intended to give the public a clearer picture of the work their local government is doing.

House Bill 890, sponsored by Rep. Brad Barker, R-Luther, requires many local government boards to record their meetings and post the recordings online within five business days.

Under HB 890, cities with more than 5,000 residents, counties with more than 4,500, most school districts with more than 1,000, and local health boards have to record the audio and video of their meetings. Smaller counties and cities with between 1,000 and 5,000 residents will only need to record audio.

The law requires the Glasgow School Board, Glasgow City Council and the Valley County Commission to record their meetings.

All other school districts in Valley County and the Town of Nashua, Town of Fort Peck and Town of Opheim aren’t affected by the new law and aren’t required to record meetings.

The City of Glasgow has to record the audio of all City Council meetings while Valley County and the Glasgow School District have to record audio and video.

Video of Glasgow School Board meetings can be found here: https://www.glasgow.k12.mt.us/page/school-board

Audio of Glasgow City Council meetings can be found here:

https://www.cityofglasgowmt.com/

Video of Valley County Commission meetings can be found here:

https://www.valleycountymt.gov/board-county-commissioners/pages/video-recordings-discussion-and-decision-meetings