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Bakersfield council gives staff direction to implement SB 707 remote‑participation rules
Summary
Deputy City Attorney Ashley Zambrano briefed the council on Senate Bill 707 changes to the Brown Act requiring two‑way remote public participation and new disruption policies; council gave staff direction to return a redlined resolution for adoption on March 11 and to target April 1 and July 1 implementation dates.
Deputy City Attorney Ashley Zambrano told the Bakersfield City Council on Feb. 25 that Senate Bill 707, signed last October, requires the city to provide a two‑way telephonic or audio option for public comment at city council meetings and to adopt a policy addressing interruptions to that service.
Zambrano said the new law requires that remote participants receive the same time allotments as in‑person speakers and that councils adopt a procedure for disruptions that may include recessing the meeting for up to one hour or until service is restored. "If we aren't able to fix the issue, you are required by the Brown Act to take a recess until service is restored," she said,…
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