Harwich training: remote participation may require roll-call votes and public accommodations
Michelle Randello advised that reasonable-accommodation requests for remote participation should be handled with administration and that when board members participate remotely, chairs must introduce participants and all votes must be roll-call and entered into the minutes.
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During the session, Randello addressed remote participation and accessibility: boards should expect reasonable-accommodation requests and consult administration and disability authorities when necessary. She noted that pandemic-era authorizations permitting fully remote public bodies are in place through June 30, 2027, but local Harwich policy still requires a physical presence for chairs in some cases.
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