RESOLUTION NO. 2026-051
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FONTANA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE DISRUPTION OF TELEPHONIC OR INTERNET SERVICE DURING MEETINGS POLICY.
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 707 (2025) amended the Ralph M. Brown Act to require eligible legislative bodies to adopt, on or before July 1, 2026, a policy addressing how the agency will respond to disruptions in telephonic or internet service that prevent members of the public from participating remotely; and WHEREAS, Government Code section 54953.4 requires local agencies providing remote public participation to establish procedures for responding to disruptions in telephonic or internet services and for addressing disruptions caused by members of the public participating remotely; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Fontana desires to establish procedures that ensure transparency, public participation, and continuity of public meetings during technological disruptions; and WHEREAS, the proposed Disruption of Telephonic or Internet Service During Meetings Policy establishes procedures governing remote public access, service disruptions, reconvening meetings, recordkeeping requirements, and responses to disruptive conduct during remote participation; and WHEREAS, adoption of the policy is necessary to ensure compliance with State law and to provide clear direction regarding the conduct of public meetings.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Fontana, California, as follows:
Section 1. Recitals. The above recitals are true, correct and incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 2. Findings/Approvals. The City Council hereby approves and adopts the 'Disruption of Telephonic or Internet Service During Meetings Policy,' attached hereto as Exhibit A.
Section 3. Effective Date. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon adoption.
Section 4. Severability. If any provision of this Resolution or the application of any such provision to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this Resolution that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this Resolution are severable. The City Council declares that it would have adopted this Resolution irrespective of the invalidity of any particular portion of this Resolution.
Section 5. Certification. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
Section 6. Custodian of Records. The documents and materials that constitute the record of proceedings on which this Resolution is based are located at the City Clerk’s office located at 16860 Valencia Avenue, Fontana, CA 92335. The custodian of records is the City Clerk.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 9th day of June, 2026.
READ AND APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
City Attorney
I, Germaine Key, City Clerk of the City of Fontana, California, and Ex-Officio Clerk of the City Council, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is the actual resolution duly and regularly adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 9th day of June, 2026, by the following vote to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
City Clerk of the City of Fontana
Mayor of the City of Fontana
ATTEST:
City Clerk of the City of Fontana
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