About OpenNorthCarolina
Making local government transparent
AI-powered meeting transcripts, summaries, and decisions — built on official public records.
OpenNorthCarolina makes local government more transparent by providing searchable, AI-generated transcripts of every public meeting in Winston-Salem. Every word spoken in every City Council, Planning Commission, and public meeting is fully transcribed and synchronized with the original video recording.
How it works
Step 1
Source Videos
Public meeting videos are sourced from official city recordings
Step 2
Transcribe
AI generates word-level transcripts with speaker identification
Step 3
Extract Insights
Summaries, agenda items, and key decisions are automatically extracted
Step 4
Search & Navigate
Click any word in the transcript to jump to that moment in the video
Data accuracy
All transcripts, summaries, and agenda alignments are AI-generated and may contain errors. They are not official records. For official meeting minutes and agendas, please visit the Winston-Salem website.
Contact
Found an error in a transcript? Have a question or suggestion? Email corrections@opencityrecord.org.