HUBBARD — A city resident emphasized the value of transparency and accountability as he questioned city council about the status of regularly scheduled meetings being recorded and published during the meeting’s public comments portion.

Michael Banic, a resident, returned to city council chambers Monday night to ask officials about a camera purchased three years ago to broadcast meetings online — recalling at a Nov. 17 meeting that Mike Mogg, D-3rd Ward, had previously asked about it.

Banic said residents were told that the city lacked an IT department, which was not true.

“The city has an IT department — it’s called infinIT. What action has been taken since the last meeting to install this camera for transparency and accountability purposes?” Banic said. “We have a large population of e

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