[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Baldwinsville as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 6-2-2022 by L.L. No. 8-2022]
It is the intent of this article to give the Village Board and the Village's public bodies (as that term is defined in Public Officers Law § 102) the authority to participate in meetings via videoconference in a manner consistent with the Village's videoconferencing policy and the authority granted in Public Officers Law § 103-a.
This article is adopted pursuant to Public Officers Law § 103-a which expressly authorizes the Village Board to adopt a local law giving the Village Board and public bodies the authority to participate in meetings via videoconference from locations not accessible to the public so long as a quorum of the board/body participates from locations where the public may be physically present and other conditions are met.
The Village Board of the Village of Baldwinsville hereby authorizes members of the Village Board and all members of the Village's public bodies to participate in meetings using videoconferencing technology in a manner consistent with Public Officers Law § 103-a and the Village's videoconferencing policy adopted by the Village Board.