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Council sends proposed remote‑attendance policy back to committee after public and council push for quorum safeguards
Summary
A draft policy allowing remote attendance and remote voting prompted public concern that a single council member in the room would be insufficient; council asked for revisions clarifying whether remote members count toward quorum, camera requirements, and emergency/urgent communication protocols.
Council considered a draft policy formalizing when borough council and council‑committee members may attend public meetings remotely. The policy would let remote members make motions and vote and asked whether remote attendance should count toward a quorum.
The policy presenter summarized key points: remote members should be able to "make a motion" and "vote," remote attendance would be permitted when being physically present is "impracticable," and the policy had been reviewed by the…
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