§92-3.5  Meeting by videoconference; notice;quorum.  (a)  A board may hold a meeting by videoconference; provided thatthe videoconference system used by the board shall allow both audio and visualinteraction between all members of the board participating in the meeting andthe public attending the meeting, at any videoconference location.  The noticerequired by section 92-7 shall specify all locations at which board memberswill be physically present during a videoconference meeting.  The notice shall alsospecify that the public may attend the meeting at any of the specifiedlocations.

(b)  Any board member participating in ameeting by videoconference shall be considered present at the meeting for thepurpose of determining compliance with the quorum and voting requirements ofthe board.

(c)  A meeting held by videoconference shall beterminated if, after the meeting convenes, both the audio and videocommunication cannot be maintained with all locations where the meeting isbeing held, even if a quorum of the board is physically present in onelocation; provided that a meeting may be continued by audio communicationalone, if:

(1)  All visual aids required by, or brought to themeeting by board members or members of the public have already been provided toall meeting participants at all videoconference locations where the meeting isheld; or

(2)  Participants are able to readily transmit visualaids by some other means (e.g., fax copies), to all other meeting participantsat all other videoconference locations where the meeting is held.  If copies ofvisual aids are not available to all meeting participants at allvideoconference locations where the meeting is held, those agenda items relatedto the visual aids shall be deferred until the next meeting; and

(3)  No more than fifteen minutes shall elapse inimplementing the requirements listed in paragraph (2). [L 1994, c 121, §1; am L2000, c 284, §2; am L 2006, c 152, §1]