[Adopted 6-6-2022 by L.L. No. 7-2022]
It is the intent of this article to give the Village Board of
Trustees, and all its committees and subcommittees, 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 all committees and subcommittees of
the Village of Endicott, the authority to participate in meetings
via videoconference from locations not accessible to the public so
long as a quorum of the applicable body participates from locations
where the public may be physically present and other conditions are
met.
The Village Board authorizes members of the Village Board, and
all committees and subcommittees of the Village of Endicott, 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.
Except as hereinabove amended, the remainder of the Code of
the Village of Endicott shall remain in full force and effect.
The provisions of this article are severable and if any provision,
clause, sentence, subsection, word or part thereof is held illegal,
invalid, unconstitutional, or inapplicable to any person or circumstance,
such illegality, invalidity or unconstitutionality, or inapplicability
shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions, clauses,
sentences, subsections, words, or parts of this article or their application
to other persons or circumstances. It is hereby declared to be the
legislative intent that this article would have been adopted if such
illegal, invalid, or unconstitutional provision, clause, sentence,
subsection, word or part had not been included therein, and as if
such person or circumstance, to which the local law or part thereof
is held inapplicable, had been specifically exempt therefrom.
This article shall take effect immediately upon filing with
the New York State Secretary of State in accordance with Section 27
of the Municipal Home Rule Law.