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Rolling Hills adopts SB 707 policy for meeting service disruptions; staff given hour to restore remote access
Summary
The council adopted Resolution No. 1411 establishing a policy required by SB 707 that sets notice and response procedures for telephonic or internet service disruptions during public meetings and outlines options if service cannot be restored within an hour.
City staff presented a new policy to satisfy SB 707 and associated Government Code changes that requires staff to announce a disruption, call a recess, and make good-faith efforts to restore telephonic or Internet access for up to one hour. If the city cannot restore two-way remote access, the council may adjourn, extend the recess, or adopt a roll-call finding that continuing in person outweighs remote access.
The resolution (No. 1411) was adopted after council discussion about past streaming incidents and how staff monitors live feeds. The staff summary noted that when service cannot be restored the policy provides a path forward and that staff will work to quantify any equipment and redundancy needs before the July 1 compliance deadline.
