Delaware public bodies would record meetings and post recordings

Delaware public bodies would record their meetings and post the recordings online. This would cover public bodies under Delaware’s open-meetings law. Audio alone would be enough. A body could withhold a closed-session portion only while releasing it would defeat the session’s lawful purpose. A technology failure would not void the meeting or its decisions. They would post each recording within seven business days after the meeting and keep it online for at least one year.

Delaware’s education rules would control when they conflict with its open-meetings rules. This would cover charter school boards and school district boards. This rule would apply only when the requirements conflict.