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Planning Commission to adopt new virtual‑attendance rule to comply with open‑meetings changes
Summary
Staff attorney recommended adding a rule requiring planning commissioners who attend virtually to make their faces visible for roll call, speaking and voting, to comply with recent changes to open‑meetings law; staff suggested any adoption take effect at the commission's next regular meeting to align with statute effective date.
The Planning Commission discussed proposed amendments to its rules of order to conform to recent changes in Arkansas open‑meetings law that govern virtual attendance and verification for governing bodies.
Senior Assistant City Attorney Blake Finnington presented recommended language requiring planning commissioners attending virtually to ensure their faces are visible during roll call to establish quorum, anytime they are speaking and when voting on…
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