Hybrid Town Meeting Committee hears Option Technologies on system costs and setup.
Hybrid Town Meeting Committee · Meeting of February 18, 2026
NATICK — Hybrid Town Meeting Committee explores hybrid conversion costs and vendor capabilities. President Mark Fite of Option Technologies, which serves 25 towns and operates a Natick warehouse, outlined a hybrid setup at roughly 35 percent above current Town Meeting expenses, with annual licensing and support running 30 to 40 percent higher. Remote participation, not participant volume, drives costs; Fite advised purchasing tablets on five-year cycles and building redundancy across backup systems.
The committee refined survey language on hybrid participation and scheduled observation of Plymouth's Town Meeting and future briefings from legal counsel Karis North and other topic specialists.
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Source: the Hybrid Town Meeting Committee meeting of February 18, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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