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<br />2. Discussion Regarding Digital Recording of City Council Meetings <br /> <br />Ms. Handa reported that the City Clerk's Office has done some research into the digital recording <br />of City Council meeting proceedings. Currently, the meetings are recorded onto audiocassette <br />tapes and retained for five years. Digital recording would allow the meeting audio file to be <br />made available on the City's website and would facilitate the duplication and storage of the audio <br />meeting records. <br /> <br />Ms. Handa showed online examples of the various options for accomplishing the digital <br />recording: a simple, "no-cost" option; a moderate-priced software with a few key features; and a <br />costly, feature-rich system that offers live audio streaming. <br /> <br />Committee Member Badger commented that providing additional information to the public <br />would be great, but the additional cost of providing the infonnation must be carefully considered. <br /> <br />Committee Member Nardine commented that she would like to see more of the functions of the <br />various options, as well as a cost breakdown. She asked if the City could incur savings by <br />partnering with other agencies. <br /> <br />Staff will provide more detailed infonnation on features and cost of the various options to the <br />Committee at its next meeting. <br /> <br />3. Discussion Regarding Residency Requirement for Candidates, Councilmembers, Board <br />and Commission Members <br /> <br />Ms. Handa reviewed the matter involving City Council District I candidate Frank Lynn, who <br />withdrew from the June election due to an impending move out of District 1. Mr. Lynn asked <br />whether he would still be eligible to run for the District 1 Council seat ifhe moved into District <br />5. San Leandro Charter Section 205 specifies that a person is eligible to hold office as an elected <br />Councilmember if such person is a resident of the district at the time of filing nomination papers <br />and for thirty days immediately preceding the date of filing. The Charter does not specify that a <br />candidate who moves out of the district after filing nomination papers is ineligible to hold office. <br /> <br />However, City Attorney Jayne Williams noted that Section 230 of the Charter, which addresses <br />district boundaries and redistricting, states, "No change in district boundaries shall operate to <br />disqualify an incumbent from office before the expiration ofthe tenn for which such person was <br />elected or appointed." Ms. Handa said Ms. Williams interpreted this section to mean that a <br />Councilmember must continue to reside within the district from which he or she was elected, <br />unless district boundaries are redrawn to move the Councilmember into another district. <br /> <br />Committee members concurred with the City Attorney's interpretation. Ms. Handa suggested <br />that a written opinion would be helpful, so that future candidates/councilmembers understand <br />