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Mastering the Hybrid Work Environment

Cultivating Culture and Overcoming Challenges.

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What Your Board Needs to Know About Financing

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How Leaders Master the Art of Crucial Conversations Around DEI

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These Districts are Taking a 'Big Table' Approach to Permits

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Bike Park Soars with Community Involvement

How Auburn Recreation District build community support for new project.

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CSDA Communities

RE: Live Streaming and recording Board Meetings

By: Debi Louie , 9 hours ago

Posted in: Open Forum

You're welcome. I meant to post and accidentally replied to everyone. Ooops. Is it Friday yet? Debi Louie Administrative Supervisor Board Secretary 5034 ...
RE: Live Streaming and recording Board Meetings

By: Sasha Del Giorgio , 11 hours ago

Posted in: Open Forum

Thank you for the information! Sasha Del Giorgio Clerk of the Board Office (805) 782-8530 Direct (805) 781-2192 iwma.com
RE: Live Streaming and recording Board Meetings

By: Debi Louie , 11 hours ago

Posted in: Open Forum

Our Board has had a long standing policy that recordings of meetings are only retained until the minutes are approved. We've never had any problems. ------------------------------ Debi Louie Administrative ...
RE: Live Streaming and recording Board Meetings

By: Brent Ives , 11 hours ago

Posted in: Open Forum

Becky - you most likely can, your District should have a records retention policy, wherein what when and how is outlined for any form of meeting records. This provide you coverage for how you handle all ...
RE: Roll Call votes vs Voice votes

By: Roger Masuda , 12 hours ago

Posted in: Open Forum

Yes, all votes taken during a teleconference meeting shall be by rollcall. However, Brown Act Section 54953(c)(2) under both AB 361 and AB 2449 states, "The legislative body of a local agency shall publicly ...
RE: Roll Call votes vs Voice votes

By: Laura Durban , 12 hours ago

Posted in: Open Forum

Hi! If the meeting is being held remotely you need to do all votes as roll call votes. If in person, only items that have resolutions or ordinances need a roll call vote, and all others are voice vote. ...
RE: Roll Call votes vs Voice votes

By: Kahl Muscott , yesterday

Posted in: Open Forum

We do a roll call on all votes. We do this based on the very short article about SB 751 that I have attached. Per that article: "As a practical matter, votes may need to be taken by roll call or in ...
RE: Live Streaming and recording Board Meetings

By: Sasha Del Giorgio , yesterday

Posted in: Open Forum

Thank you Laura! I was given conflicting information from city staff. I assumed city may have different requirements than that of Special Districts. I wanted to confirm Sasha Del Giorgio ...
RE: Live Streaming and recording Board Meetings

By: Laura Durban , yesterday

Posted in: Open Forum

Yes I remember the same thing, but our Board would rather them be available than not which is why we have them available on our website. Everything else in out records retention is kept to fairly strickly ...