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Humboldt County Human Rights Commission asks supervisors to seek Brown Act exception for rural unpaid commissions
Summary
The local commission voted to draft a recommendation asking the Board of Supervisors to request a Brown Act exception allowing unpaid rural commission members to teleconference and have remote participation count toward quorum and voting when travel exceeds 50 miles or one hour.
The Humboldt County Human Rights Commission voted to prepare language for the Board of Supervisors urging a limited exception to the Brown Act that would permit unpaid rural commission members to participate remotely and have those remote appearances count toward quorum and votes when travel distance or time exceeds 50 miles or one hour.
At the Sept. meeting the chair introduced draft language intended to add an exception to the statute’s teleconferencing provisions. Commissioner (Speaker 4)…
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