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Board reauthorizes remote meetings under AB 361; votes unanimously to extend teleconferencing findings
Summary
The Board voted unanimously to make the findings required by AB 361 to continue teleconference meetings for 30 days because the COVID-19 state of emergency still presents an imminent risk. The motion passed 11-0.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to make the findings required under AB 361, the 2021 amendment to the Brown Act, enabling local bodies to continue meeting by teleconference while a state of emergency persists.
President Shamann Walton called the motion (item 64) early on the agenda; the board discussed the governoru2019s emergency proclamation and AB 361u2019s 30-day reassessment requirement. No members of the public spoke on the motion. The roll call recorded 11 ayes and no no votes or abstentions.
Why this matters: AB 361 allows public bodies to hold remote meetings while retaining public participation and transparency when an emergency makes in-person meetings unsafe. The statute requires findings at least once every 30 days that in-person meetings would present imminent risks to public health.
Board language: Supervisors emphasized that the motion does not commit the board to remote meetings forever, only that remote meetings remain authorized for the next 30 days subject to the boardu2019s monthly reassessment. The board scheduled the next vote to revisit the findings.
Outcome: Roll-call vote, unanimous (11-0). The clerk recorded the vote and the motion carried without objection.
