[Adopted 4-11-2023 by L.L. No. 2-2023]
It is the intent of this article to give all Town of Highland
public bodies (as the term is defined in Public Officers Law § 102)
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 and the
Town's videoconferencing policy adopted by the Town Board.
This article is adopted pursuant to Public Officers Law § 103-a
which expressly authorizes the town board to adopt a local law giving
all public bodies of the Town of Highland 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 Town Board of the Town of Highland hereby authorizes members
of all of the Town's public bodies 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, subdivision, or part of
this article or the application thereof to any person, firm or corporation,
or circumstance, shall be adjusted 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.