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Request to Adopt the proposed amendments to City Council Rules of Procedure Article X. Electronic Meetings to correspond to 2020 PA 254
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Whereas, the Michigan Open Meetings Act, MCL 15.261 et seq. was recently further amended by the enactment of Public Act 254 of 2020 to modify statutory provisions authorizing electronic meetings and remote attendance by members of a public body using telephonic or video conferencing means; and
Whereas, the City Council desires to continue to meet and conduct the public business of the City in a manner that permits both the general public and members of the City Council and other City boards and commissions subject to the Open Meetings Act to participate by electronic means, and the City Council further desires to amend the City Council Rules of Procedure to correspond to 2020 PA 254.
Therefore, It Is Resolved by the Rochester Hills City Council that Article X of the City Council Rules of Procedure is hereby amended, as follows:
Article X. Electronic Meetings
Section .01 Electronic meetings authorized
The City Council may meet and conduct its meetings, in whole or in part, by electronic means using telephone conferencing or video conferencing technology without regard to physical place and physical presence requirements, in accordance with Section 3a of the Open Meetings Act, MCL 15.263a, as amended, through March 31, 2021.
Beginning April 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021, City Council meetings may be held, in whole or in part, by electronic means using telephone conferencing or video conferencing technology due to circumstances requiring accommodation of any City Councilmember absent because of military duty, a medical condition, or when a statewide or local state of emergency or state of disaster is declared pursuant to law or charter or local ordinance by the governor or a local official, governing body, or chief administrative officer that would risk the personal health or safety of members of the public or...
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