[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of
Lowville as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 2-15-2023 by L.L. No. 1-2023]
It is the intent of this article to give the Village Board 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 Municipal Board 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 Lowville hereby authorizes
members of the Village Board 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.
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, or part of
this article or the application thereof to any person, firm or corporation,
or circumstance shall be adjudged 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, subdivision,
or part of this article 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 article shall take effect immediately upon filing with
the Secretary of State.
