The Brooklyn Borough Board discussed the impending expiration of the open meetings law’s hybrid provision and moved to form a subcommittee to evaluate options and make recommendations.

Spencer Williams (director of land use and topography for Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso) told the board the hybrid provision expires on June 30, 2026, and proposed forming a subcommittee to develop a strategy and timeline for how the borough board might handle meeting flexibility. Member Baptiste was proposed to lead the subcommittee; the motion was seconded.

Members flagged legal and practical constraints. Member Camacho raised concerns about city-charter limits on who counts toward quorum and cautioned that bylaws cannot override charter provisions, noting that in some cases remote participants may be able to take part in discussion but not count for quorum or voting. “There may be situations in which members can participate in discussion but may not be able to act as voting members,” the chair later clarified.

Board leaders also warned of large-scale turnover from term-limit changes and urged planning: the borough president’s office said as many as roughly 300 people could be affected by the next appointment cycle, and asked chairs to attend transition-planning meetings in December to prepare for reappointments and delegation.

The motion to create the subcommittee was moved and seconded, and volunteers were identified, but the board lost quorum before a formal recorded vote could be taken; the meeting recorded the names of volunteers and described a nascent subcommittee supported by the borough president’s office. The board then carried out an attendance roll call and adjourned.

What’s next: the borough president’s office will support the emerging subcommittee and circulate scheduling options; members agreed to meet jointly with borough leadership in December to plan for term-limit transitions and finalize a working group to develop recommendations to state counsel if any charter changes are required.