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Bakersfield council discusses SB 707 changes, directs staff to draft remote-participation policy
Summary
Deputy City Attorney Ashley Zbrano briefed council on SB 707 requirements that remote two-way audio participation be added to each public-comment period by July 1; council asked staff to return March 11 with a redline resolution and discussed shifting routine items to the 3:30 meeting and splitting public-comment time between in-person and remote speakers.
Deputy City Attorney Ashley Zbrano told the Bakersfield City Council on Feb. 25 that Senate Bill 707 requires the city to add remote two-way audio participation to every public-comment period and to adopt a written policy addressing service interruptions.
"On or before July 1, we must incorporate remote public participation into each public comment period at city council meetings," Zbrano said, adding that remote participants must receive the same time allotment as in-person speakers and that disruptions could force an hour-long recess in some…
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