[Adopted 6-2-2022 by L.L. No. 8-2022]
It is the intent of this article to give the Village Board and
the Village's public bodies (as that term is defined in Public
Officers Law § 102) 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 Village Board and public bodies 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 Baldwinsville hereby authorizes
members of the Village Board and all members of the Village's
public bodies 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.