Standard Operating Procedure #01-2020-SBCC Addressing Electronic Meeting Attendance

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4) The number of Common Council members participating in any one(1) meeting by electronic communication is limited to three (3) members. 5) Irrespective of paragraph four(4) above,there must be, at a minimum, three (3)members of the Common Council who must be physically present at the place the meeting is conducted. 6) Any one (1)member of the Council may participate in no more than four(4) Common Council meetings by electronic communication in any calendar year. For purposes of this paragraph, a calendar year begins on January 1 and ends on December 31. 7) A member who participates in a meeting by electronic communication may not cast the deciding vote on any official action. For purposes of this paragraph, a member casts the deciding vote on an official action if, regardless of the order in which votes are cast: (A)the member votes with the majority; (B)the official action is adopted or defeated by one (1) vote. 8) A Common Council member may participate in a meeting by electronic communication only if the member uses a means of communication that permits: (A)the member; (B)all other members participating in the meeting; (C)all members of the public physically present at the place the meeting is conducted; to simultaneously communicate with each other during the meeting. 9) All votes taken at a meeting where one or more members participate by electronic communication must be taken by roll call vote. 10) A member who participates in a meeting by electronic communication: (A)is considered to be present at the meeting; (B)shall be counted for purposes of establishing a quorum; and (C)may vote at the meeting. 11)Any member attending a meeting by electronic communication must be in attendance for the entirety of the meeting. If a member fails to attend the entirety of the meeting, that member's vote on any issue will be void and of no effect.