[Adopted 7-6-2022 by L.L. No. 1-2022]
It is the intent of this article to give the Town's public
bodies (as that term is defined in Public Officers Law § 102)
the authority to participate in meetings via videoconferencing in
a manner consistent with the Town'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 Town Board to adopt a local law giving
the Town public bodies the authority to participate in meetings via
videoconference from locations not accessible to the public so long
as a quorum of the public body participates from locations where the
public may be physically present and other conditions are met.
The Town Board of the Town of Pompey hereby authorizes all members
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.