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Elmsford trustees debate remote participation standards as absent member joins from Florida
Summary
At a March 25 special meeting, Village of Elmsford trustees discussed whether a remotely participating trustee met the village's "extraordinary circumstances" standard for video conferencing and clarified that remote participation and voting are permitted under current law, while noting a potential legal challenge route.
At a March 25 special meeting, the Village of Elmsford Board of Trustees debated whether a trustee participating remotely from Florida met the village's requirements for video-conference attendance and whether that participation permits voting.
The discussion centered on a village policy that mirrors state open-meetings law and allows remote participation when a trustee faces an "extraordinary circumstance" that precludes physical attendance. Trustees…
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