5.2. SR 05-05-2008REQUEST FOR ACTION
To Item Number
Ci Council 5.2.
Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by
Administration Ma 5, 2008 Tina Allard, Ci Clerk
Item Description Reviewed by
Direction for Future Cable Channel Needs Lori ohnson, Ci Administrator
Reviewed by
Action Requested
CouncIl feedback on what direction you would like to see fox the cable channel: whether it would be
hiring another part-time employee as we have done in the past or outsourcing wank.
BackgroundlDiscussion
Staff would like direction on addressing Cable Department needs with the Assistant Government Cable
Producer position now open. Options include:
Authorx~e adver2i.ring for the j~art-time Ar~artant Government Cable Producer
This option would provide the city with two employees who could fill in fox each other with
taping of city meetings when someone is sick ox on vacation. It would allow the employees to
work together on the creation of video packages fox in-house productions such as Fire Chief's
Corner ox the promotion of community events. It also helps to have staff that can establish
working relationships in the community.
2. Consader outride contractor to tape meetings
This option would outsouxce the taping of all city meetings. They would not provide any videc
production services. The channels productions and community events programming would be
limited with one full-time employee.
3. Consider outride contractor to provide some form of video services, whether at be partial services such as taping
community events and productions for completion by current staff or providing completed productaons.
^ Productions and community events could be taped by a contractor and then given to city
staff to edit and create video packages.
^ Productions could be completely outsourced fox full video packages.
These options may help to provide more productions fox the channel. The downside of this
option is that we would have one employee who would do limited production work due to the
time needed to tape and edit city meetings. We would not have a backup employee to fill in to
tape meetings if this employee were sick or wanted to take a vacation. Other concerns include
knowledge of the city and compatibility with city equipment.
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With the two outsourcing options there possibly will be concerns we may need to work through
with having an outside contractor using city equipment that is paid for by cable cotnnvssion
funds.
Financial Impact
It is uncertain what the cost of services would be for the two outsourcing options.
Attachments
None
Action Motion by _ Second by Vote
Follow Up
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