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Council adopts SB 707 implementation guidance, directs staff to finalize meeting disruption and virtual‑access rules
Summary
Following staff presentations, the council approved a package of SB 707 implementation decisions — phased hybrid access for council and SDWD meetings, a meeting‑disruption protocol, and digital speaker instructions — and directed staff to update Council policy C003 for full adoption in May; members stressed safeguards for time donations, translations and visual/technical abuse.
The City Council voted to adopt staff recommendations for implementing SB 707 — the California statute requiring two‑way audiovisual access for legislative bodies — and to direct staff to finalize related meeting policies and procedures.
Staff presented a phased implementation plan for FY 2026–27, funded with prior hardware purchases paid from the city’s restricted broadcast fund and a one‑year staffing budget request for IT support. Staff recommended starting hybrid two‑way audiovisual participation for City Council and San Dieguito Water District meetings, with…
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