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Kern supervisors weigh rules to implement SB 707; residents warn limits could curb public comment
Summary
County staff outlined changes required by SB 707 to expand remote participation — including a web-based platform and proposed speaker limits — prompting public concern that limits or outside callers could restrict local voices. The board asked staff to return with procedural language for adoption in May.
Kern County staff on Tuesday presented a plan to comply with Senate Bill 707, which requires expanded remote participation and new procedural protections for public meetings, and recommended initial speaker limits to balance in-person and virtual access.
Julie Gregg, the county clerk of the board, told supervisors the county would implement a web-based platform (the county-selected "Public Input" system) to allow two-way audio-visual or telephonic participation and registration for speakers. "Remote participation is by far the largest component of S.B. 707 and requires the county to provide a two-way audio visual or telephonic option that will allow the public to…
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