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Planning commission votes to terminate remote public attendance until state law and tech are clarified

5911810 · September 17, 2025
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The commission voted 4-0 to terminate remote public participation (Teams-based) for Planning Commission meetings, following staff recommendations citing repeated technical failures and county policy requiring Teams; counsel said a state bill may require broadcasts beginning next July if signed by the governor.

The Siskiyou County Planning Commission voted 4-0, with one member absent, to terminate remote public attendance for Planning Commission meetings until state law or county technology decisions require otherwise.

County counsel explained that the commission is not currently required to broadcast meetings over the Internet but that a state bill to amend the Brown Act had passed the Legislature and was awaiting action by the governor. "It looks like next July, it would be required that we would have to use the…

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