Pursuant to Utah Code Annotated section 52-4-207, members of a public body may participate telephonically or electronically according to the following provisions:
A. If one or more members will participate electronically or telephonically, public notice of the meeting shall so indicate. In addition the notice shall specify the anchor location where any members not participating electronically or telephonically will be meeting and where interested persons and the public may attend, monitor, and participate in the open portions of the meeting.
B. Notice of the meeting shall be posted at the anchor location and as further required under Utah Code Annotated section 52-4-202.
C. Notice of the possibility of an electronic meeting shall be given to the members at least twenty four (24) hours before the meeting. In addition, the notice shall describe how a member may participate in the meeting electronically or telephonically.
D. When notice is given of the possibility of a member appearing electronically or telephonically, any member may do so and shall be counted as present for the purposes of a quorum and may fully participate and vote on any matter coming before the body. At the commencement of the meeting, or at such a time as any member initially appears electronically or telephonically, the chair shall identify for the record all those who are appearing telephonically or electronically. Votes by members who are not at the physical location of the meeting shall be confirmed by the chair.
E. The anchor location, unless otherwise designated in the electronic meeting notice, shall be the location indicated in the annual meeting schedule for which public notice has been given in accordance with the Utah open and public meetings law, Utah Code Annotated title 52, chapter 4, as amended. The anchor location is the physical location from which the electronic meeting originates or from where the participants are connected. In addition, the anchor location shall have space and facilities so that interested persons and the public may attend, monitor, and participate in the open portions of the meeting. (Eff. 12-9-2015)