[Adopted 8-10-2017 by L.L. No. 1-2017]
The use of videoconferencing for purposes of the conduct of
public business and meetings of any board in the Town of North East
which are subject to the requirements of Public Officers Law Article
7 (Open Meetings Law) shall be permitted only in accordance with the
following terms and conditions:
A.
Videoconferencing may only be used where a valid meeting has been
convened with a quorum representing a majority of the total membership
of the board gathered together either in person, or by videoconferencing,
or by a combination of both.
B.
Any board that uses videoconferencing to conduct its meetings shall
conduct its meetings in a manner that insures that the meetings are
open to the general public and that the general public has an opportunity
to attend, listen and observe at any site in which a member is not
physically present at the meeting ("remote site"), but participates
through videoconferencing.
C.
Any member of the board, or person giving testimony or appearing
before a board through videoconferencing, shall do so at a location
which shall be open to the general public and which permits barrier-free
physical access to the physically handicapped as defined in Subparagraph
5 of § 50 of the Public Buildings Law.
D.
Any meeting at which videoconferencing is utilized shall be advertised
at least one week prior to the scheduled date of the meeting by public
notice posted on the Town's notice board and on the Town' s website
which shall, in relevant part:
E.
All meetings at which videoconferencing is used shall comply in all
respects with the provisions of Public Officers Law Article 7 (Open
Meetings Law).
F.
Videoconferencing shall not be permitted by telephone conference,
by mail, or by e-mail or by any other manner other than videoconferencing.
