(A) Members of the County Council may attend by virtual/electronic means, provided they must be able to hear any and all comments made by the public, staff, and other members of the County Council.
(B) All public participants and attendees, staff and other members of the County Council shall be able to hear the comments, motions, and votes of all the members of the County Council attending such meeting by virtual/electronic means, as well as those of any officials or staff required to speak at such meeting.
(C) Other than establishing electronic connections, there shall be no communications among the members of the County Council attending virtually/electronically, unless such communication is part of the meeting and can be heard by all public participants and attendees.
(D) The comments, motions, and votes of the members of the County Council attending virtually/electronically shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting, and the meeting itself shall be recorded in the same manner as would a physical meeting of the Council.
(E) Committees of the County Council may meet virtually/electronically, provided they must observe the provisions set forth in this section and in the following section.
(F) Any member that will be unable to attend a meeting in person who wishes to attend virtually shall give advance notice to either the Chairperson or the County Administrator stating the reasons they are unable to attend in person. Once they are appearing virtually in the meeting, they shall also preface any action by stating for the public record the reason they are unable to attend in person.
(Ord. 03-07-21, passed 4-7-2021)