To: Board of Supervisors
From: Supervisor Virginia Bass
Agenda Section: Initiated by Board Member
SUBJECT:
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Resolution authorizing remote teleconference meetings for the period Sept. 12, 2022 through Oct. 12, 2022 Pursuant to the Ralph M Brown Act.
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Find that the Board has reconsidered the circumstances of the state of emergency that continues to exist, that state or local officials continue to recommend measures for social distancing and the current COVID-19 emergency related to in-person meetings continues to present an imminent risk to health and safety of attendees.
2. Authorize the Chair to sign the resolution authorizing remote teleconference meetings for the period of Sept. 12, 2022 through Oct. 12, 2022.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
General Fund (1100)
DISCUSSION:
Executive Order (N-08-21) authorizing waiver of certain teleconferencing requirements under the
Brown Act expired on Sept. 30, 2021. AB 361 signed by Governor Newsom on Sept. 15, 2021 allows teleconferencing to continue without certain existing requirements, such as public access to all teleconference locations through the end of 2023. In order to utilize these legislative provisions the Board of Supervisors is required to make findings that in-person meetings present a risk to the health and safety of meeting attendees. These findings regarding risk to health and safety need to be reconsidered every 30 days to determine if the emergency still exists.
As your Board is aware, local hospitals continue to be extremely taxed and have been struggling under intense pressure of taking care of large numbers of COVID-19 patients and the virus continues to circulate widely in the community. At this time, the Centers for Disease Control continues to recommend social distancing of 6 feet and avoiding crowds. COVID-19 remains an imminent risk to the community, and adoption of the recommendations in this item woul...
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