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Council discusses virtual participation rules, technology and notification deadlines
Summary
Councilors reviewed Springfield’s Zoom-based practice, technical requirements and a proposed notification timeline; staff and IT will return with recommended guidelines and a production timeline.
Columbia — The council discussed a draft approach to virtual participation at council meetings, including whether to permit remote attendance at regular council meetings as practiced by other municipalities.
Don, who had contacted Springfield staff, summarized that Springfield uses Zoom for remote participation but limits Zoom access to council members except in rare, scheduled exceptions such as an out-of-town attorney’s presentation. “They use Zoom… it’s limited to…
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