Today, in light of public health concerns due to COVID-19, Governor Newsom issued an Executive Order suspending certain Brown Act rules. Among other items, the Order allows local and state legislative bodies to hold public meetings via teleconference and to make meetings accessible electronically.
The Order provides: “All requirements in both the Bagley-Keene Act and the Brown Act expressly or impliedly requiring the physical presence of members, the clerk or other personnel of the body, or of the public as a condition of participation in a quorum for a public meeting are hereby waived.”
Agencies must still provide advance notice of each public meeting as otherwise prescribed by law. Agencies must also notice at least one publicly accessible location from which members of the public shall have the right to observe the public meeting and offer public comment (including rights of access consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act).
The full Executive Order can be found here.
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