[Adopted 5-17-2022 by L.L. No. 4-2022]
A. 
Pursuant to NYS Open Meetings Law § 103-a,[1] a public body may use videoconferencing to conduct its meetings provided that a quorum of the public body meets in the same physical location or locations where the public can attend. The chair of a board or committee may permit the use of videoconferencing by a member of the board or committee when the member provides a written request stating extraordinary circumstances for an inability to be physically present at a meeting, including disability, illness, caregiving responsibilities, or any other significant or unexpected factor or event which precludes the member's physical attendance at such meeting. If the chair determines that extraordinary circumstances are present, and videoconferencing can be reasonably accomplished, the member may appear by videoconferencing.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Public Officers Law § 103-a.
B. 
Pursuant to NYS Municipal Home Rule Law § 10, the Town Board hereby supersedes NYS Town Law § 62 to expressly allow Town Board members to participate in Town Board meetings using videoconferencing from locations outside the geographical limitations of the Town.
C. 
The Town Board shall adopt written procedures governing member and public attendance for videoconferencing of meetings and post the written procedures conspicuously on the Town website.
D. 
This section shall expire on July 1, 2024, unless extended by the state.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Public Officers Law § 103-a was extended to now expire on July 1, 2026.