ZoneWire Meeting Q&A
ZoneWire Meeting Q&A is an AI assistant that answers questions about any city council meeting, grounded in the full transcript, vote tallies, and key decisions.
Built for developers, investors, and brokers who can't sit through every hearing: ask “how did the vote go on the rezoning?” and get the tally, the dissent, and the conditions — each answer quoting the transcript with the speaker and span so you can verify it.
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Updated June 2026
A real example — free to read
In ZoneWire's published line-by-line audit, 14 of 15 AI answers about a real 6-hour zoning hearing were fully accurate against the official transcript, with zero fabricated facts.
Actual questions and unedited answers from a real council meeting. Every answer quotes the transcript with the speaker and span.
Windward Planning Commission · Special Meeting · May 14, 2026 · Hawaii County · 33,580-word transcript
What permit was approved at this meeting, and what was the vote?
The commission approved a special permit for Teppy Mountain LLC (owner Andrew Tepper) to allow an annual four-day festival (Falls on Fire) with overnight camping for up to 500 attendees, plus storage of up to six commercial vehicles, on 14.7 acres of a 1,419-acre agricultural parcel at 27-476 Indian Tree Rd., Papaikou (TMK 3-2-7-007, Parcel 1; case PL-SPP-2024-000075). The vote was 4-1: "Vice Chair Perrin? Aye. Commissioner Frattinardo? Aye. Commissioner Bailog? Aye. Commissioner Fukushima? No. And Chair Danielli? Aye." — Staff, roll call
What insurance or liability requirements were imposed as conditions?
$1 million in special event liability insurance was added as a condition of approval — "proof of special event liability insurance in the amount of $1 million." Vice Chair Perrin proposed it during deliberations, noting it is a common standard for event venues; the applicant's representative responded "no objection to that, Commissioner." — Vice Chair Perrin, motion discussion
How many overnight campers does the permit allow, and over how many days?
The permit allows up to 500 overnight campers over four days, held once per year — "an annual four day long festival event with overnight camping for up to 500 attendees and to allow the storage of up to six commercial vehicles on 14.7 acres." — Planning Department staff presentation
We graded 15 answers like these against the official transcript — including the ones it missed. Read the full accuracy audit →
How it works
1. We record & transcribe
Every council meeting in your markets, captured and transcribed within hours.
2. We compute insights
Key decisions, vote tallies, speakers, zoning changes — extracted and verified.
3. You ask anything
Answers grounded in the transcript, quoting the relevant passage with the speaker and span.
Meeting Q&A vs. reading transcripts manually
| Reading manually | Meeting Q&A | |
|---|---|---|
| Avg. meeting in our database | 2h 9m of audio | ask one question |
| What you read | a ~17,715-word transcript | a cited answer |
| Time to “how did the vote go?” | skim the full transcript yourself | median 9s per answer (measured across our 15-question audit) |
| Source citations | manual note-taking | every answer quotes the transcript with the speaker and span |
Based on 2,722 transcribed meetings in ZoneWire's database as of June 2026.
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Frequently asked questions
- What is an AI tool for city council meetings?
- An AI tool for city council meetings answers questions about what happened in a meeting using the official record. ZoneWire Meeting Q&A grounds every answer in the full meeting transcript and computed insights — key decisions, vote tallies, and speakers — quoting the relevant passage with the speaker and where it occurred so you can verify it.
- How do I search a city council meeting transcript?
- Instead of reading a transcript that averages 17,715 words, ask a question in plain English. Meeting Q&A finds the relevant passages and answers with citations that quote the relevant passage with the speaker and where it occurred.
- Can I find out how a council voted on a rezoning?
- Yes. Ask "how did the vote go on [item]?" and Meeting Q&A returns the tally, who voted against, and any conditions attached to the approval — pulled from the transcript and ZoneWire’s computed vote records.
- Which markets does Meeting Q&A cover?
- Meeting Q&A works in every county ZoneWire covers — browse the full list on our homepage. Each Pro market is $129/month, and we add new counties regularly. If your market isn’t covered yet, you can request it from the pricing page.
- Is Meeting Q&A included in ZoneWire Pro?
- Yes. Meeting Q&A is included with ZoneWire Pro at $129/month per market, alongside transcripts, zoning analysis, and keyword alerts. Every new subscriber gets a 7-day free trial.
- How accurate are the answers?
- We tested it ourselves: 14 of 15 answers about a real zoning hearing were fully accurate when checked line-by-line against the official transcript. Read the full audit, including what it got wrong, on our blog. Read the audit →