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City Meeting - Captioning System Technical Test - June 30, 2026

City Council & Boards — Tuesday, June 30, 2026
BodyVenice, Florida
SessionCity Council & Boards
DateTuesday, June 30, 2026
StatusFILED
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Transcript — Verbatim
0:18

Okay, I'm starting the testing for the captioning.

0:23

Um, let me just read something, and Dee, if you can email us and let us know if it's coming through for you to caption.

0:31

Um statements, let me just read.

0:34

Um, statements of counsel or non-attorney representative shall only be considered as argument and not testimony unless counsel or the representative indicates at the start of the presentation they are a fact witness is sworn in and the testimony is based on personal knowledge of the matter, which are subject of the statement.

0:54

All evidence of type commonly replied upon by reasonably prudent persons in the conduct of their affairs shall be admissible.

1:03

Whether or not such evidence would be admissible in the court of law of Florida.

1:08

Irrelevant and material harassing or unduly repetitive evidence shall be excluded.

1:14

Hearsay evidence may be used for the purpose of supplementing or explaining other evidence, but it shall not be sufficient by itself to support the finding unless it would be admissible under objections in a civil action.

1:27

The city's attorney's office or mayor shall run all evident issues.

1:33

Okay, it looks like we are seeing the captioning properly through here, and it's coming through clear Mercedes.

1:43

It's not jumbled in any way.

1:50

Okay.

2:05

Does anybody else need us to continue?

2:08

If you want to continue, just let me know on Teams.

2:14

Okay, it looks like it is lagging a little bit.

2:38

Make sure it's coming through.

2:46

Is anybody else having any issues with the captioning coming through?

2:54

Okay, from what it looks like, everything is coming through okay.

3:05

If there's no issues, then we can go ahead and probably stop this testing.

3:10

I'm just going to give it a few more seconds.

3:20

Okay, Mercedes just said that it's looking like it's getting a little bit better.

3:30

Dee, if you're listening, if you're having any issues, let me know.

3:34

That's great.

3:35

Okay, Dee, I just got your email that's coming through, so I'm gonna go ahead and stop the testing.

3:41

Thank you all for your help with this.

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Summary of Proceedings

City Meeting - Captioning System Technical Test - June 30, 2026

This meeting consisted entirely of a technical test of the city's captioning system. No official business, public comments, or discussion items were addressed. The test was conducted to verify that the captioning feed was functioning properly for participants.

Captioning System Test

  • City staff conducted a live test of the automated captioning service during the scheduled meeting time. Staff read a standard evidentiary statement to assess caption accuracy and latency.
  • Participants confirmed via email and chat that the captions were appearing, though some initial lag was noted and later resolved.
  • The test concluded after approximately 10 minutes with confirmation that the captioning system was working adequately.

Key Outcomes

  • No decisions, votes, or official actions were taken during this meeting. The session was purely for technical verification of the captioning equipment.

Meeting Transcript

Okay, I'm starting the testing for the captioning. Um, let me just read something, and Dee, if you can email us and let us know if it's coming through for you to caption. Um statements, let me just read. Um, statements of counsel or non-attorney representative shall only be considered as argument and not testimony unless counsel or the representative indicates at the start of the presentation they are a fact witness is sworn in and the testimony is based on personal knowledge of the matter, which are subject of the statement. All evidence of type commonly replied upon by reasonably prudent persons in the conduct of their affairs shall be admissible. Whether or not such evidence would be admissible in the court of law of Florida. Irrelevant and material harassing or unduly repetitive evidence shall be excluded. Hearsay evidence may be used for the purpose of supplementing or explaining other evidence, but it shall not be sufficient by itself to support the finding unless it would be admissible under objections in a civil action. The city's attorney's office or mayor shall run all evident issues. Okay, it looks like we are seeing the captioning properly through here, and it's coming through clear Mercedes. It's not jumbled in any way. Okay. Does anybody else need us to continue? If you want to continue, just let me know on Teams. Okay, it looks like it is lagging a little bit. Make sure it's coming through. Is anybody else having any issues with the captioning coming through? Okay, from what it looks like, everything is coming through okay. If there's no issues, then we can go ahead and probably stop this testing. I'm just going to give it a few more seconds. Okay, Mercedes just said that it's looking like it's getting a little bit better. Dee, if you're listening, if you're having any issues, let me know. That's great. Okay, Dee, I just got your email that's coming through, so I'm gonna go ahead and stop the testing. Thank you all for your help with this.

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