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Glendora adopts resolutions to implement state meeting-access laws and social-media rules
Summary
By unanimous vote, the council adopted resolutions and policies to implement state changes to open-meeting law (referenced in the packet as Senate Bill 707 / SB77) including hybrid meeting requirements, remote-access outage procedures and a social-media policy tied to AB992; staff will return with cost estimates if implementation costs arise.
City Attorney Danny Alshshire summarized state changes to the Brown Act and related statutes and presented draft resolutions and operational policies for council adoption. The packet referenced "Senate Bill 707 by Senator Durazzo" and repeatedly cited "SB77" when discussing the statute’s requirements to increase accessibility and preserve open meeting rules. Alshshire summarized key requirements: provide hybrid access for council meetings (in-person and remote participation), adopt procedures for remote-access outages and designate personnel for corrective action, prepare for language-access measures once a population threshold is met, and implement a social-media policy consistent with AB992 and Brown Act limitations.
Councilmembers discussed the measures and noted that the state provided no dedicated funding. "This is what we call an unfunded mandate by the state," Mendle said, urging staff to return with cost implications if the city's obligations create significant expense. Council discussed the census/ACS threshold that triggers a requirement for translated agendas (20% non-English-speaking population) and confirmed staff's advance work to be ready for that change.
Council voted unanimously to adopt the resolutions and policies presented. Staff noted any future implementation costs will be brought back to council for budgetary approval.
