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Commissioners debate teleconferencing after Segal joins from home following childbirth
Summary
Commissioner Strowbridge and others raised objections to counting remote participation as being "present" after Commissioner Katherine Segal joined by phone following the birth of her daughter; Corporate Counsel said the Open Meetings Act permits voting by telecommunications if the public can hear the vote and offered to issue a formal opinion.
Commissioners pressed for clarity on whether participation by telephone counts as being present after Commissioner Katherine Segal joined the Jan. 5 meeting by phone shortly after giving birth.
Commissioner Strowbridge said allowing any board member to conduct county business remotely "sets a bad precedent" and questioned whether the board should require physical presence.…
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