Stream your town's meetings with captions.
Give residents one place to watch live, find past meetings and search what was said. Clerkcast keeps the video, captions and meeting documents on your town's own web address.
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Switch between meeting stages to see how the page changes. The address stays the same.
videos.yourtown.gov/v/k7m2q9xr4a/town-council-regular-meeting
Starts Tuesday, October 6 at 7:00 PM
2 days · 04:12:09
Add to calendarIs there a motion?[Dana Lindqvist] Staff recommends the low bidder, Harlow Paving.
Town Council, regular meeting
October 6, 2026 · Town Council
Agenda and packet postedLive nowLive captions are automatic Verified captions ArchivedKept for reference. Need captions or another format? Request it
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You can keep your channel. Send your stream through Clerkcast to broadcast on your town's site and YouTube with live captions. Manage caption reviews and resident requests in Clerkcast.
- Caption review
- With YouTubeWith YouTube: Edit captions in YouTube and keep a separate record of who reviewed each meeting.
- With ClerkcastWith Clerkcast: Edit captions beside the video, then verify the revision. The player shows the review status; the history records who verified it.
- Resident requests
- With YouTubeWith YouTube: Use a separate form or inbox to receive requests and track responses.
- With ClerkcastWith Clerkcast: Residents can request captions or another document format from the video page. Staff assign and answer requests in Clerkcast.
- Archived recordings
- With YouTubeWith YouTube: Build and maintain a clearly labeled archive area on your own website.
- With ClerkcastWith Clerkcast: Move eligible recordings to the site's labeled archive. Staff confirm the archive conditions before each move.
- Reports and history
- With YouTubeWith YouTube: Gather your caption review notes and request records from the tools you use to track them.
- With ClerkcastWith Clerkcast: Export a meeting's history or a report covering the whole library.
- Your town's website
- With YouTubeWith YouTube: Add YouTube embeds and links to your website.
- With ClerkcastWith Clerkcast: Host your library at an address such as videos.yourtown.gov, with your town's logo and colors. Meeting and channel embed codes stay the same.
videos.yourtown.gov/v/k7m2q9xr4aLive
Check the stream before you go live.
Connect your encoder and check the picture and sound in a staff-only preview. Click Go Live when you're ready. Residents can then watch with automatic captions.
How meeting night worksExample screen, fictional town
Town Council, October 6
Live
Live captions: The next item is the Main Street sidewalk bid. Staff recommends the low bidder, Harlow Paving. Is there a motion?
videos.yourtown.gov/v/k7m2q9xr4aReplay
Review the captions after the meeting.
Correct names, local terms or anything else the automatic captions missed. Verify the revision when you've finished reviewing it. Residents can see which captions staff have checked.
The caption editorExample screen, fictional town
Captions
Town Council, October 652:07 – 52:11
the low bidder, Harlo Harlow Paving.
Before
Automatic captions, not yet reviewed
After
Verified captions
Dana Lindqvist, October 7 at 9:14 AM
videos.yourtown.gov/v/k7m2q9xr4aArchived
See what changed and who did it.
Each meeting has a history of caption edits, staff reviews and resident requests. Export it when you need it. The video keeps the same address, including when it moves to the archive.
Records and the archiveExample screen, fictional town
Record
Town Council, October 6 Export PDFOct 1, 2026
Scheduled; agenda and packet posted · Rosa Okafor
Oct 6, 7:00 PM
Went live · Rosa Okafor
Oct 6, 9:37 PM
Ended; replay published · Rosa Okafor
Oct 7, 9:14 AM
Captions corrected and verified · Dana Lindqvist
Oct 12, 2026
Request for the packet in large print answered · Rosa Okafor
May 4, 2028
Archived under §35.104 · Rosa Okafor
Title II deadlines for meeting video
The Justice Department's 2024 rule requires state and local governments' web content, including the meeting video they post, to meet WCAG 2.1 AA. Clerkcast is designed to help you meet it; reviewing captions and answering requests stays with your staff.
- Governments serving 50,000 people or more
- Apr 26, 2027
- Smaller governments and special districts
- Apr 26, 2028
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, dates as extended in 2026. Last reviewed October 26, 2026. Not legal advice.
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