[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Evans 4-5-2023 by L.L. No. 5-2023. Amendments noted where applicable.]
It is the intent of this chapter to give all members of any
public body of the Town of Evans, as that term is defined in Public
Officers Law § 102, if designated by the Town Board, the
authority to participate in meetings via videoconference in a manner
consistent with the Town's videoconferencing policy and the authority
granted in Public Officers Law § 103-a.
This chapter is adopted pursuant to Public Officers Law § 103-a
which expressly authorizes the Town Board to adopt a local law giving
the members of any public body of the Town of Evans the authority
to participate in meetings via videoconference from locations not
accessible to the public so long as a quorum of the body participates
from locations where the public may be physically present and other
conditions are met.
The Town Board of the Town of Evans hereby authorizes all members
of any public body of the Town of Evans designated by the Town Board
in the Town's videoconferencing policy the authority to participate
in meetings using videoconferencing technology in a manner consistent
with Public Officers Law § 103-a and the Town's videoconferencing
policy adopted by the Town Board.
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subsection, or part of this
chapter or the application thereof to any person, firm or corporation,
or circumstance shall be adjudicated by any court of competent jurisdiction
to be invalid or unconstitutional, such order or judgment shall not
affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be
confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subsection,
or part of this chapter or in its application to the person, individual,
firm or corporation or circumstance directly involved in the controversy
in which such judgment or order shall be rendered.
This chapter shall take effect immediately upon filing with
the Secretary of State.
