Memorandum
Date: January 12, 2021
To: The Honorable Bruno Sabatier, Chair, Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Carol J. Huchingson, County Administrative Officer
Subject: (a) Demonstration of Zoom Webinar Option for Board of Supervisors (BOS) Meetings, and (b) Consideration of Direction to Staff to Implement Zoom Webinar for BOS meetings
Executive Summary: (include fiscal and staffing impact narrative):
Staff requests an opportunity to demonstrate Zoom Webinar to your Board, as an alternative to the regular Zoom meetings we have been using since spring 2020.
Members of your Board have very likely been exposed to Zoom Webinars through State-hosted or other meetings. Some potential benefits may not be readily discernible as a participant. A number of jurisdictions are now using Zoom Webinar to limit meeting disruptions and make hosting of meetings more efficient.
Staff requests an opportunity to demonstrate Zoom Webinar to your Board, and present the advantages and disadvantages, in the event your Board may wish to direct staff to make the switch. A basic demonstration and cost information will provided.
In terms of cost, presently, your Board's Zoom Business license cost is $16.65 per month for the package. With upgrade to Zoom Webinar for Business, the license cost would be $49.98 per month for the same capacity. If need arose to go up to the next level capacity of 500 participates, the total monthly cost would be $133.32.
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