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Livermore adopts technology-disruption policy and teleconferencing rules to comply with state law
Summary
In response to new Brown Act changes (SB 707 / SB77), the council adopted a technology disruption policy and amended rules of procedure to expand two-way remote public access and add cyber-incident provisions; staff will update public access pages and outreach plans.
The council adopted a technology disruption policy and amended rules of procedure to comply with provisions of recent state law expanding remote access and teleconferencing requirements.
City Attorney Kim Cely briefed the council on SB 707 (referred to as SB77 in the meeting), explaining that eligible legislative bodies (cities of 30,000+ population) must provide two-way remote public access, adopt a technology-disruption policy (including an hour-long remediation attempt before adjournment or a roll-call finding to continue), and make reasonable efforts to engage underrepresented communities. Cely said Livermore's rules incorporate the new teleconferencing forms and include a city-specific cyber-security provision allowing temporary suspension of affected systems if a cyber incident occurs.
During the hearing, a member of the public raised cyber-security concerns and recommended additional protections; the city attorney and staff confirmed a cybersecurity item specifically addressing incidents is included in the adopted policy and that staff would update the website and outreach materials to assist remote participants.
The council voted unanimously to adopt the technology disruption policy and amend the rules of procedure; staff will implement procedural updates and outreach to ensure the public can exercise remote access and comment rights under the new law.
