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Conewago Valley subcommittee debates keeping quorum requirement for in-person attendance
Summary
The subcommittee considered solicitor advice that Pennsylvania law and a 2020 pandemic-era act support requiring physical presence for a quorum, but members discussed options including an emergency waiver procedure before deciding to leave the policy as written and keep a 3 PM notification requirement for requests to attend remotely.
The Conewago Valley School District policies subcommittee heard legal counseladvice and then debated whether to require board members to be physically present to count toward a quorum.
Solicitor counsel (Saxton and Stump) told the subcommittee the recommendation to require physical presence was conservative and based on the legislatureadspecific action during the COVID pandemic (referred to in the discussion as "Act 15 of 2020" and a citation described in the transcript as "c 2020 act 15 section 57.1"). Counsel said that although the Sunshine Act permits some virtual participation, the…
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