The Norfolk Metropolis Council chambers will probably be seeing upgrades quickly after the approval of the acquisition of a brand new microphone system and voting show board. In a unanimous vote, council members licensed the $52,438 expenditure from Bizco.
As metropolis data know-how supervisor Brad Anderson defined, the wanted upgrades come as the results of current issues with the dated system.
“As you realize, we’ve had fairly a couple of points just lately, with the microphones, cabling points and static suggestions within the microphones,” Anderson mentioned.
Anderson mentioned the brand new system could be digital and managed by a software program package deal that might make the system extra dependable. He added that the present video recording system would stay intact and that the brand new microphones would combine with it.
On-line streaming sound high quality additionally needs to be improved as soon as the brand new system is put in.
Anderson mentioned that whereas he wasn’t certain of the precise age, the present system was not less than 20 years outdated and the improve was lengthy overdue.