[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Cortlandt as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
[Adopted 6-14-2022 by L.L. No. 4-2022]
In order to ensure the Town remained fully functional during
the COVID-19 pandemic, the Town conducted remote and hybrid public
meetings with much success. Pursuant to Senate Bill S8006C/Assembly
Bill A9006, § 103-a was added to the Open Meetings Law to
expand the use of videoconferencing by public bodies. The Town Board
seeks to expressly permit hybrid meetings in conformance with the
enacted legislation and to provide reasonable standards for the operation
of such meetings.
The Town Board, Planning Board, and Zoning Board of Appeals
are permitted to use videoconferencing for public meetings in conformance
with the standards outlined in this article and § 103-a
of the Public Officers Law.
In addition to the requirements found in § 103-a of
the Public Officers Law, the following standards shall apply to all
meetings using videoconferencing:
A.
Members of each board shall physically attend each meeting except
in the case of an extraordinary circumstance such as an illness or
a family emergency.
B.
Anybody behaving inappropriately during a videoconference shall be
removed from the meeting immediately.
C.
All public meetings using videoconferencing shall be recorded.
If any provisions of this article are held to be unconstitutional
or otherwise invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining
provisions of the article shall remain in effect.
