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Council member Jessica explains state limits on fully virtual meetings
Summary
Council member Jessica said state law permits full virtual meetings only during a declared state of emergency; outside such a declaration, members may attend virtually but cannot adopt actions without an in-person quorum.
Council member Jessica addressed a question about the city’s use of virtual meetings and summarized the state statute that governs remote participation.
Jessica said the legislature amended law during COVID-19 to permit virtual meetings when a state of emergency is declared. Outside a declared emergency, the statute allows members to join virtually but prohibits holding a fully virtual meeting or adopting actions without the required in-person quorum.
The explanation aimed to clarify why Fishers City does not hold more fully virtual meetings; Jessica noted she was participating virtually that day but said statutory limits constrain the city’s ability to adopt measures without an in-person quorum.
