Audit of draft article and timeline — Struthers City Council, Dec. 30, 2024
Summary
Audit identifies transcription errors, unclear vote tallies, speaker-identification gaps, and garbled text in the transcript; recommends verifying official minutes for exact vote counts and correcting misspellings before publication.
Spelling: [{"type":"spelling","description":"Transcript contains 'Stothers' in multiple places; likely refers to Struthers. Also several names and fund/account numbers are garbled in the transcript.","severity":"high"}]
Clarity: [{"type":"clarity","description":"Multiple lines repeat single-syllable answers ('Yes.') without clear speaker attribution, making it difficult to produce precise roll-call vote records.","severity":"high"}]
Chronology: [{"type":"chronology","description":"Some date mentions (for example, references to May/June/January) are garbled and contradictory in the transcript; they should be verified against official agenda/minutes.","severity":"medium"}]
Framing: [{"type":"framing","description":"The draft accurately frames the actions as administrative/financial, but must avoid implying definitive numeric vote totals where the transcript is ambiguous.","severity":"medium"}]
Misinformation: [{"type":"misinformation","description":"Fund/account numbers and ordinance numbers appear corrupted in the transcript (e.g., '805000047101'); these should be checked against official records before publication.","severity":"high"}]
Misidentification: [{"type":"misidentification","description":"The recording uses speaker tokens (1/2) and spoken calls of names; the draft treats those called by name as council members but their exact roles beyond being named in roll call are not spelled out in the transcript.","severity":"medium"}]
Out_of_context: []
Quantitative precision: [{"type":"quantitative_precision","description":"The article lists transfers of $40,000 and $25,000 as stated, but the transcript does not show clear vote counts or a final certified tally; the lack of numeric votes is stated in the article. Verify amounts and account numbers in official minutes.","severity":"high"}]
Process clarity: [{"type":"process_clarity","description":"The transcript shows motions to suspend rules and declare emergencies; the draft should specify that 'emergency' was declared to expedite passage rather than as a policy emergency.","severity":"low"}]
Context clarity: [{"type":"context_clarity","description":"The transcript references an earlier meeting (Dec. 11, 2024) and a 2025 schedule submission; the article notes these but recommends confirming the 2025 schedule item and the Dec. 11 reference in official materials.","severity":"low"}]
Agency clarity: []
Question emphasis: []
Omission: [{"type":"omission","description":"No public comment or debate is recorded in the supplied segments; if official minutes include public comment, the article should include it. Recommend checking full minutes for omitted public testimony.","severity":"medium"}]
Bias: []
Duplicate: []
Attribution Lock: [{"type":"attribution_lock","description":"Quotes and attributions in the article are limited to statements present in the transcript; where the transcript is unclear, the article uses unattributed language or notes 'not specified.'", "severity":"low"}]
