This morning, Governor Gavin Newsom released a new Executive Order (N-29-20) that recasts and supercedes some of the earlier executive order provisions pertaining to the Brown Act. The changes include, but are not limited to:
• A physical location is no longer required to be provided – public agencies may now “hold public meetings via teleconferencing and to make public meetings accessible telephonically or otherwise electronically to all members of the public seeking to observe…”
Under the Governor's new Executive Order N-29-20, public agencies must, among other requirements:
• Ensure that the public can “attend the meeting and offer public comment.”
• Implement a swift procedure for dealing with any ADA concerns and include the procedure in the agenda notice.
• Include information on how the public can remotely participate in the agenda
Please click here to view the full Executive Order.
CSDA is conducting a Brown Act / Pandemic webinar this afternoon. The webinar platform capacity has been reached and CSDA has established a wait list. CSDA will make this webinar available on-demand as soon as possible following the live webinar. We will make every effort to make it available as soon as tomorrow, March 19.