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Planning board debate on Zoom rules; motion to bar remote participation except for emergencies tabled
Summary
Members discussed whether to restrict or eliminate public and member Zoom participation, noting gaps in the board's rules of procedure; a motion to prohibit electronic participation except in documented emergencies was seconded but deferred for consideration at the next meeting cycle.
The Woodstock Planning Board on Thursday opened a multi-part discussion about whether to continue hybrid meetings and how to update its rules for electronic participation, including whether members of the public or board should be allowed to use Zoom without identifying themselves.
Board members focused on an ambiguity in the board's rules of procedure about electronic participation that dates to emergency meeting practices used during the COVID-19 pandemic. "Zoom was established in the Zoom part of the meetings during an emergency. Mhmm. That was COVID," said a board member during the discussion. Several members said the rules currently…
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