(A) A meeting of an organization created under the Interlocal Cooperation Act, being Neb. RS 13-801 through 13-827 or the Municipal Cooperative Financing Act, being Neb. RS 18-2401 through 18-2485 or of the governing body of a risk management pool or advisory committee organized in accordance with the Intergovernmental Risk Management Act, being Neb. RS 44-4301 through 44-4339 may be held by means of videoconferencing if:
(1) Reasonable advance publicized notice is given;
(2) Reasonable arrangements are made to accommodate the public’s right to attend, hear, and speak at the meeting, including seating, recordation by audio or visual recording devices, and a reasonable opportunity for input such as public comment or questions to at least the same extent as would be provided if video conferencing was not used;
(3) At least one copy of all documents being considered is available to the public at each site of the video conference;
(4) At least one member of the governing body or advisory committee is present at each site of the video conference; and
(5) No more than one-half of the governing body’s or advisory committee’s meetings in a calendar year are held by video conference. Video conferencing shall not be used to circumvent any of the public government purposes established in this subchapter.
(B) For purposes of this section, VIDEO CONFERENCING shall mean conducting a meeting involving participants at two or more locations through the use of audio-video equipment which allows participants at each location to hear and see each meeting participant at each other location, including public input. Interaction between meeting participants shall be possible at all meeting locations.
(Prior Code, § 1-611) (Ord. 634, passed 9-15-1997)
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see Neb. RS 84-1409, 84-1411