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Orinda Council Weighs SB 707 Options: 'Wait and See' on Allowing Fully Remote Advisory‑Body Meetings
Summary
City staff explained SB 707 Brown Act changes and three implementation options; councilmembers favored preparing basic technology for the council and delaying broad rollout for advisory bodies pending cost and workflow analysis.
City staff briefed the Orinda City Council on SB 707 on Tuesday, outlining changes to the Brown Act that require two‑way remote participation technology for the city council by July and create optional paths for members and some advisory bodies to participate remotely under specified conditions.
The staff presentation identified two categories of changes that require no policy choices and three optional approaches that do: emergency remote meetings for declared emergencies, a "just cause" teleconferencing option allowing members to join remotely for short, specified reasons (childcare,…
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