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CC: Manager, Council CITY OF TRINIDAR
May 22, 2022
REGARDING: May 24, 2022, City Of Trinidad Council Meeting, Public Comment Period https:// www.councilguymike.us/2022/05/vote-doss-county-supervisor-june-7-2022.html Please include for tomorrow night, and post with public comments on our City website.
Thanks, Mike Morgan
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Recently, we heard silly Steve Madrone was banging on doors to get his opponent's signs taken down.
Then, we heard silly Steve Madrone got the City Manager and City Clerk to call round. This would be funny too, but we heard about a "bribe" offered?
Larry Doss for Supervisor
We need truth and transparency in City and County Goverment, not backroom government deals and small business political abuse.
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Then, we heard silly Steve Madrone got the City Manager and City Clerk to call round. This would be funny too, but we heard about a "bribe" offered?
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From: Michael trinidadbaybnb.com [email protected] G Subject: permits fees sales taxes Re Community Yard Sale Event Date: May 24, 2022 at 12:47 PM
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To: City of Trinidad, Trinidad Manager Cc: [email protected]> permits fees sales taxes Re: Community Yard Sale Event
Thanks for the warning our town is about to look like a flea market e
1. What are usual permit requirements, and fees, for residents who want to hawk their stuff on their lawn?
2. Are they registering and reporting and paying City current sales tax? Sent from Mike Morgan
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On May 12, 2022, at 6:02 PM, Trinidad City Clerk <[email protected]> wrote:
COMMUNITY YARD SALE EVENT
Saturday, June 04, 2022, 10am-3pm
Coordinated in conjunction with the City of Trinidad's waste reduction programs, the City of Trinidad is promoting a community yard sale event on Saturday, June 04, 2022 - rain or shine. Host your own sale in front of your residence or team up with neighbors on your street. For questions or more information, contact Jennifer Hakenen at [email protected], or 707-677-0133
Event details are located on the City website: https://trinidad.ca.gov/ Gabriel Adams
Trinidad City Clerk
P.O. Box 390
409 Trinity Street
Trinidad, CA 95570
707.677.0223
www.trinidad.ca.gov
From: MM [email protected] @
Subject: TOT Update: Requirements and What Is The City's Plan?! / Morgan Complaint.pdf Date: May 10, 2022 at 10:53 AM
To: Manager Tyler [email protected]
Resent, today, May 10, 2022
14 April 2022
CITY OF TRINIDAD
RE: T.O.T. Update
ATTENTION: City Manager
Eli,
After the muddled City responses from Tuesday's City Council meeting April 12, 2022, I request a court evidence reliable, clear and concise reporting of the following items. Please provide supporting references and links to our current City of Trinidad Codes. Please provide any City attorney opinion and direction that has been accepted regarding litigation exposure.
1. Payment: What the City now requires, under fine and penalty, and risk of litigation, of our City businesses, specifically those businesses which it is requiring to charge, collect, account, file, and pay for their guests' hotel tax, or as we call it, transient occupancy tax, TOT.
a. Responsibilities for Payment
b. Updated Rate
c. Updated Filing Requirements / Forms
d. Penalties for Late Payments and Filings
under fine and penalty, and risk of litigation, it has required to charge, collect, account, file, and pay for their guests' hotel tax, or as we 2. Refunding: What the City now requires, itself under risk of litigation, of our City businesses, specifically those businesses which call it, transient occupancy tax, TOT.
a. How we handle refunding the City's unconstitutional increases it has required us to charge, collect, account, file, and pay under penalty of fine and threat of litigation.
right and make every effort to return all improper tax increases to our guests. b. Whether or not you agree with me, that regardless of any stated probability of a statute of limitation, the City will do what is
3. Where we are going with this issue. If the City is writing an increase in the tax, to present to the electorate in November, I want to know.
In January, I requested City signature and date requirements and whatever filing paperwork is necessary for a citizen initiative to put on the next ballot. As I gather signatures for my City councilman campaign, I would also like to gather signatures for a few initiatives. And yes, one would be keeping the tax at 8% for 7 years and additionally requiring the City to return all improperly raised guest tax increases since 2011 - first to our guests and the balance to a fund that supports the businesses which the City required to charge, collect, account, file, and pay under penalty of fine and threat of litigation.
I request it be sent to each business required to collect, account, report and pay TOT and to our B&B Hotel this time too.
POF
Morgan
Complaint.pdf
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CITY OF TRINIDAD CITY OF TRINIDAD
P.O. BOX 390
TRINIDAD, CA 95570 City of
CITIZEN COMPLAINT FORM Trinidad
DATE 3 • 14.2022 TIME 3.300
SUBJECT OF COMPLAINT: Gabes Attitude Towaras Inke
DETALS OF COMPLANT: Gube had an unusual bad response when questioned about a meeting to discuss the Cities ToT
increase setter. With the city managers trip to Iceland and Grabe's recent late/ no-show work attendance,
we need to schedule an appointment.
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NAME yer James. TELEPHONE: (107) 677-08848
ADDRESS:
560 Edwards, Trinidad mAk innKeeper@trinidadbaybub
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To: All Subject to City of Trinidad Tourist Occupancy Tax (T.O.T.) Date: February 28, 2022
Re: Resolution 2021-14 - T.O.T. - TOURIST OCCUPANCY TAX RATE TO 12% Preliminary Action by City Tax Administrator
You are receiving this letter because you are involved in transactions with the City of Trinidad Tourist Occupancy Tax (TOT). (Trinidad Municipal Code Chapter 3.20) As you may know, Resolution 2021-14 was adopted by the City Council on November 9, 2021, which was entitled "A RESOULTION OF THE TRINIDAD CITY COUNCIL TO INCREASE THE TOURIST OCCUPANCY TAX RATE TO 12% EFFECTIVE JANUARY 01, 2022" (see attached).
The City Manager and City Tax Administrator (City Clerk), upon consultation with the City Attorney's office, has determined at this time to not implement the TOT increase to 12% as provided for in Resolution 2021-14. The matter will be presented to the City Council for consideration and potential rescission of the Resolution at a future City Council meeting.
This is preliminary action by the City Tax Administrator. As such, please be advised that the City Tax Administrator at this time intends to collect the TOT at the previous rate set by the TOT Ordinance (i.e., 10%) from and after January 1, 2022, not at the increased rate. We apologize for any inconvenience this may create.
Should you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
Eli Naffah
City Manager
City of Trinidad
CITY OF TRINIDAD
ATTENTION: Clerk,
CC: Manager, Council
May 6, 2022
REGARDING: RESOLUTION 2021-12: Disruptions and Findings, only under certain circumstances provided the legislative body makes certain findings emphasis added
Disruptions. At last month's Council meeting, Tyler and I were "locked out" and could not participate. I assume this was not intentional and others were similarly unable to "attend" online.
Per Assembly Bill 361(2021), the meeting should have been stopped until this was corrected.
Code § 54953 (e) (2) (A)- (B).) Additionally, where there is a disruption in the public broadcast of the call-in or internet-based meeting service, the legislative body must cease and take no further action on agenda items until public access is restored. (Gov.
Code § 54953 (e) (2) (D).)
Findings are misleading and not adequate. Particularly, number 2. While the California Legislature did vote against Republican led efforts to end the Governor's 2 year long "State of Emergency" last month, that is but the primary requirement.
AB 361 (1), "... when a legislative body of a local agency holds a meeting during a declared state of emergency, as that term is defined, when state or local health officials have imposed or recommended measures to promote social distancing, during a proclaimed state of emergency held for the purpose of determining, by majority vote, whether meeting in person would present imminent risks to the health or safety of attendees, and during a proclaimed state of emergency when the legislative body has determined that meeting in person would present imminent risks to the health or safety of attendees, as provided." This May 2022 City of Trinidad, City Council Meeting and future meetings should be held in public, in Town Hall.
References:
AB-361 Open meetings: state and local agencies: teleconferences.(2021-2022) City Of Trinidad RESOLUTION 2021-12
RESOLUTION 2021-12 1
RESOLUTION 2021-12
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF TRINIDAD MAKING FINDINGS PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54953, AS AMENDED BY ASSEMBLY BILL 361, AND AUTHORIZING THE CONTINUED USE OF VIRTUAL
MEETINGS
WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 361, which was signed into law on September 17, 2021, amended Government Code section 54953, to provide relief from the teleconferencing provisions of the Brown Act under certain circumstances provided the legislative body makes certain findings;
WHEREAS, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Humboldt County Health Officer has imposed and has recommended measures to promote social distancing as more particularly set forth in his August 6, 2021, Order, among other prior orders and guidance; FINDINGS:
2. That the state of emergency continues to directly impact the ability of the members of the Council to meet safely in person, and further that local officials continue to impose or recommend measures to promote social distancing;
RESOLUTION 2021-12
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Sorry, Eli, that is a poor excuse.
I will not wait for some "materials from the county:
Please accept and distribute my formal letter, Hotel Tax Increase 12%, attached as a pdf.
Thank you, Mike
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On May 16, 2022, at 2:59 PM, [email protected] wrote:
Mike:
Our city clerk has requested the materials from the County Elections Office, and we will share it with you once we receive it.
Thanks.
Eli
Eli Nalfah
City Manager
City of Trinidad
707-677-3876
From: Michael trinidadbaybnb.com <[email protected] Date: Monday, May 16, 2022 at 12:13 PM
To: Trinidad City Manager <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] <[email protected], Innkeeper Trinidadbaybb@iCloud <[email protected]>. City of Trinidad <[email protected]», [email protected] <[email protected]», Steve Ladwig <[email protected]», [email protected]<[email protected]. [email protected] Gans <[email protected]> Subject: Please Update: Initiative Info Request (T.O.T. Special Tax) May 16, 2022
CITY OF TRINIDAD
ATTENTION: City Manager, Mr. Eli Naffah
Eli,
Please provide a written update - it's been almost 4 months since I've formally requested City forms, documentation, and procedures.
1. Please confirm in writing, as you told Tyler and I, that the City is concurrently gathering this information as it is preparing to introduce a 4% increase in T.O.T. to the Electorate.
2. Please update us in writing, what has been done, when we can expect the documents and information, and when the deadlines are.
Thank you, Mike
May 18, 2022
CITY OF TRINIDAD
ATTENTION: City Manger, Tax Administrator, City Council Thank you Eli.
I still request, as I have since January, you provide me our voter initiative procedure clarification, signature count and deadlines. The City should know this, and not have to wait for some materials from the County. I'll say it again, more formally now, it seems the City of Trinidad would do right by consulting and conforming to the State of California, regarding the Initiative Process, not the County of Humboldt.
I'll further and separately take up my County of Humboldt, Measure J (June 7, 2022) concerns, but as the City of Trinidad Council, you, our city manager, our tax administrator and our city attorney have demonstrated some befuddlement around City ordinances and resolutions, particularly increasing and rescinding and refunding hotel tax increases this year, please also take notice:
(emphasis added)
CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION - CONS
ARTICLE XIII C [VOTER APPROVAL FOR LOCAL TAX LEVIES]
1. General Election: Unlike the County, by "waiting" until the General Election in November 2022, the City may have avoided another possible non-compliance with our State of California Constitution.
SEC. 2.
(b) "The election required by this subdivision shall be consolidated with a regularly scheduled general election."
2. Special Tax: Even though it gets placed and spent in the general fund, it seems the Hotel Tax (TOT), which is imposed for a specific purpose, particularly and only on guests who stay with our commercia lodging businesses and our short-term rental properties, is a special tax. It must be approved by a two- thirds vote of the electorate, when it is a legislative referral.
SECTION 1.
Definitions.
(d) "Special tax" means any tax imposed for specific purposes, including a tax imposed for specific purposes, which is placed into a general fund.
SEC. 2.
(d) "...increase any special tax unless and until that tax is submitted to the electorate and approved by a two- thirds vote."
3. Initiative Power for Local Taxes: The City of Trinidad shall not "... impose a signature requirement higher than that applicable to statewide statutory initiatives." SEC. 3.
Initiative Power for Local Taxes, Assessments, Fees and Charges. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Constitution, including, but not limited to, Sections 8 and 9 of Article II, the initiative power shall not be prohibited or otherwise limited in matters of reducing or repealing any local tax, assessment, fee or charge. The power of initiative to affect local taxes, assessments, fees and charges shall be applicable to all local governments and neither the Legislature nor any local government charter shall impose a signature requirement higher than that applicable to statewide statutory initiatives.
I will, again, strongly suggest the City of Trinidad follow the State of California Constitution. And, further, I strongly suggest the City of Trinidad contact the State of California for our initiative procedure clarification, signature count and deadlines.
Sincerely, bike Morgan,
Former Councilman, City of Trinidad
Owner, Trinidad Bay Bed And Breakfast Hotel
Additional References:
County of Humboldt: Update & Renewal Measures J & K
https://humboldtgov.org/3267/Update-Renewal-Measures-J-K County of Humboldt: TOT
https://humboldtgov.org/299/Transient-Occupancy-Tax
Provided by our City Tax Administrator, Mr. Adams.
https://ballotpedia.org/Laws governing local ballot measures in California The local units of government in California that make the initiative process available are:
• All 361 general law cities, which have a state mandated initiative and referendum process for ordinances.
In 1996, California voters approved a statewide initiative - Proposition 218-that added Article XIII C and Article XIII D to the state constitution and governs taxes imposed by local governments. Article XII C, section 2, provided the following rules for approval of taxes imposed by local governments: (1) general taxes must be approved by a simple majority of voters; (2) general taxes must be put before voters at a regular, general election; and (3) special taxes must be approved by a two-thirds supermajority of Unlike a City tax increase, a citizen initiative has different requirements for when it can be introduced to our Electorate, and how many votes it needs for passage - simple majority - even if it is a special tax.
Taxes imposed by citizen initiatives
Local citizen initiatives can be used to levy taxes in California. Following the approval of Proposition 218 in 1996, the restrictions outlined above concerning special and general taxes were applied to citizen initiatives. In August 2017, however, the California Supreme Court ruled in California Cannabis Coalition v. City of Upland that one provision of Proposition 218-the requirement that general taxes be put on the ballot during regular, general elections contained in Article XIII C, section 2(b) - did not apply to citizen initiatives. The court's ruling argued that the citizen initiative process is separate from the actions of local governments and stated that this meant taxes imposed by citizen initiatives do not fall under the category of taxes imposed by local governments.
The ruling also stated that the local initiative process in California[2] contained a mechanism by which initiatives can qualify for special election ballots and that this provision should not be restricted by Article XIII C, section 2(b), which does not explicitly mention the initiative power. Since Article XIII C, section 2 - which also contains the majority voter approval requirement for general taxes and the two-thirds supermajority voter approval requirement for special taxes-refers to taxes imposed by local governments throughout, this ruling raised questions about whether or not the other provisions of Proposition 218 applied to citizen initiatives.
CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION - CONS
ARTICLE XIII C [VOTER APPROVAL FOR LOCAL TAX LEVIES]
SECTION 1. (emphasis added)
Definitions.
(d) "Special tax" means any tax imposed for specific purposes, including a tax imposed for specific purposes, which is placed into a general fund
(e) As used in this article, "tax" means any levy, charge, or exaction of any kind imposed by a local government, except the following:
(1) A charge imposed for a specific benefit conferred or privilege granted directly to the payor that is not provided to those not charged, and which does not exceed the reasonable costs to the local government of conferring the benefit or granting the privilege. (2) A charge imposed for a specific government service or product provided directly to the payor that is not provided to those not charged, and which does not exceed the reasonable costs to the local government of providing the service or product.
The local government bears the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that a levy, charge, or other exaction is not a tax, that the amount is no more than necessary to cover the reasonable costs of the governmental activity, and that the manner in which those costs are allocated to a payor bear a fair or reasonable relationship to the payor's burdens on, or benefits received from, the governmental activity.
(Sec. 1 amended Nov. 2, 2010, by Prop. 26. Initiative measure.) SEC. 2.
Local Government Tax Limitation. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Constitution:
(a) All taxes imposed by any local government shall be deemed to be either general taxes or special taxes. Special purpose districts or agencies, including school districts, shall have no power to levy general taxes.
(d) No local government may impose, extend, or increase any special tax unless and until that tax is submitted to the electorate and approved by a two-thirds vote. A special tax shall not be deemed to have been increased if it is imposed at a rate not higher than the maximum rate so approved. (Sec. 2 added Nov. 5, 1996, by Prop. 218. Initiative measure.) SEC. 3.
Initiative Power for Local Taxes, Assessments, Fees and Charges. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Constitution, including, but not limited to, Sections 8 and 9 of Article Il, the initiative power shall not be prohibited or otherwise limited in matters of reducing or repealing any local tax, assessment, fee or charge. The power of initiative to affect local taxes, assessments, fees and charges shall be applicable to all local governments and neither the Legislature nor any local government charter shall impose a signature requirement higher than that applicable to statewide statutory initiatives. (Sec. 3 added Nov. 5, 1996, by Prop. 218. Initiative measure.) https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes displayText.xhtml? lawCode=CONS&division=&title=&part=&chapter=&article=XIII%20C
May 24, 2022
CITY OF TRINIDAD
ATTENTION: City Manger, City Council
Eli,
Please provide up-to-date attorney cost accounting for our court supervised settlement conference June 9, 2022.
Thank you,
Mike Morgan
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On Feb 19, 2022, at 3:19 PM, Eli Naffah <[email protected]> wrote:
Mike:
TRO:
12,958.50 fees
155.08 costs
13,123.58. Total
Ordinance Violation:
7,407.50 fees
180.97 costs
7,588.47 Total
Moratorium Ordinance:
4,949.00 fees/Total
From the initial review by the Mitchell Law Firm, it appears that the TOT increase would need voter approval.
I suggest that you propose a counteroffer when we meet on Tuesday if you are not accepting the settlement offer by the city.
Thanks,
Eli
Eli Naffah
City Manager
Trinidad, CA
707-677-3876
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Subject: Fwd: AB-361 Meetings and fyi: As promised - Peer Reviewed Study: Cureus | Correlation Between Mask Compliance and MM COVID-19 Outcomes in Europe
Date: May 24, 2022 at 1:29 PM/
To: Manager Tyler [email protected]
Begin forwarded message:
From: M M <[email protected]>
ate: May 11, 2022 at 11:51:41 AM PDT
To: Trinidad City Manager Manager <[email protected]> Cc: City of Trinidad <[email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], Cheryl Kelly <[email protected], [email protected], [email protected], Mike Morgan <[email protected]», [email protected], Anton <[email protected] subject: AB-361 Meetings and fyi: As promised - Peer Reviewed Study: Cureus | Correlation Between Mask Compliance and COVID-19 Outcomes in Europe
Good morning,
I didn't push it last night, but the Council does need to review, make findings, and vote EACH MONTH to keep having their "online" only council meetings.
"...the bill would require a legislative body to make specified findings not later than 30 days after the first teleconferenced meeting pursuant to these provisions, and to make those findings every 30 days thereafter, in order to continue to meet under these abbreviated teleconterencing procedures." (emphasis added) CHAPTER 165 (pdf p1 &p2 attached)
Assembly Bill No. 361 (AB361)
https://eginfo.legislature.ca.gov/
The Humboldt "Emergency" JIC has been closed, but you can call DHHS to verify there are no imposed restrictions:
https://humboldtgov.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=4576
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/prevention.htm..G COVID-19 County Check
Find community levels and prevention steps by county. Data updated weekly.
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In Humboldt County, California, community level is Low. • Stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines
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People may choose to mask at any time. People with symptoms, a positive test, or exposure to someone with COVID-19 should wear a mask.
If you are immunocompromised, learn more about how to protect yourself.
Find out more about the COVID-19 situation in Humboldt County, California with COVID-19 Data Tracker.
May 5, 2022
Data Provided by CDC with updates every Thursday by 8 pm ET How are these data measured?
Also, maybe see AB-339 for more state work on this issue, if you're interested © and fyi:
Peer Reviewed Study: Cureus | Correlation Between Mask Compliance and COVID-19 Outcomes in Europe https://www.cureus.com/articles/93826-correlation-between-mask-compliance-and-covid-19-outcomes-in-europe Data from 35 European countries on morbidity, mortality, and mask usage during a six-month period were analysed and crossed. Mask usage was more homogeneous in Eastern Europe than in Western European countries. Spearman's correlation coefficients between mask usage and COVID-19 outcomes were either null or positive, depending on the subgroup of countries and type of outcome (cases or deaths). Positive correlations were stronger in Western than in Eastern European countries. These findings indicate that countries with high levels of mask compliance did not perform better than those with low mask usage.
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https://x22report.com/aiovg_videos/ep-2770b-the-patriots-are-ready-to-unleash-hell-youll-know-when-be-ready/ At about 33Min in, Dave reports on the study too. It's an interesting episode talking about Gov. Newsom, mail-in ballots, and the 2000Mules movie.
Thanks for all the hard work you all put into our public meetings, I know it is a lot of work. Have a great week, Mike 1 of 19
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
AUTHENTICATED
ELECTRONIC LEGAL MATERIAL
Assembly Bill No. 361
CHAPTER 165
An act to add and repeal Section 89305.6 of the Education Code, and to amend or, phel and add fi Code, relati gt, anp to ade ing, and clarion the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.
[Approved by Governor September 16, 2021. Filed with
Secretary of State September 16, 2021.]
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 361, Robert Rivas. Open meetings: state and local agencies:
teleconferences.
(1) Existing law, the Ralph M. Brown Act requires, with specified exceptions, that all meetings of a legislative body of a local agency, as those terms are defined, be open and public and that all persons be permitted to attend and participate. The act contains specified provisions regarding the to direly address the legislative body on any item of interest to the public The act generally requires all regular and special meetings of the legislative body be held within the boundaries of the territory over which the local agency exercises jurisdiction, subject to certain exceptions. The act allows for meetings to occur via teleconferencing subject to certain requirements, particularly that the legislative body notice each teleconference location of each member that will be participating in the public meeting, that each teleconference location be accessible to the public, that members of the public be allowed to address the legislative body at each teleconference location, that the legislative body post an agenda at each teleconference location, and that at least a quorum of the legislative body participate from locations within the boundaries of the local agency's jurisdiction. The act provides an exemption to the jurisdictional requirement for health authorities, as defined. The act authorizes the district attorney or any interested person, subject to certain provisions, to commence an action by mandamus or injunction for the purpose of obtaining a judicial determination that specified actions taken by a legislative body are null and void
Existing law, the California Emergency Services Act, authorizes the Governor, or the Director of Emergency Services when the governor is inaccessible, to proclaim a state of emergency under specified circumstances.
Executive Order No. N-29-20 suspends the Ralph M. Brown Act's requirements for teleconferencing during the COVID-19 pandemic provided that notice and accessibility requirements are met, the public members are allowed to observe and address the legislative body at the meeting, and that a legislative body of a local agency has a procedure for receiving and swiftly Ch. 165 —2—
resolving requests for reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities, as specified.
This bill, until January 1, 2024, would authorize a local agency to use teleconferencing without complying with the teleconferencing requirements imposed by the Ralph M. Brown Act when a legislative body of a local agency holds a meeting during a declared state of emergency, as that term is defined, when state or local health officials have imposed or recommended measures to promote social distancing, during a proclaimed state of emergency held for the purpose of determining, by majority vote, whether meeting in person would present imminent risks to the health or safety of attendees, and during a proclaimed state of emergency when the legislative body has determined that meeting in person would present imminent risks to the health or safety of attendees, as provided.
This bill would require legislative bodies that hold teleconferenced meetings under these abbreviated teleconferencing procedures to give notice of the meeting and post agendas, as described, to allow members of the public to access the meeting and address the legislative body, to give notice of the means by which members of the public may access the meeting and offer public comment, including an opportunity for all persons to attend via a call-in option or an internet-based service option, and to conduct the meeting in a manner that protects the statutory and constitutional rights of the parties and the public appearing before the legislative body. The bill would require the legislative body to take no further action on agenda items when there is a disruption which prevents the public agency from broadcasting the meeting, or in the event of a disruption within the local agency's control which prevents members of the public from offering public comments, until public access is restored. The bill would specify that actions taken during the disruption are subject to challenge proceedings, as specified This bill would prohibit the legislative body from requiring public comments to be submitted in advance of the meeting and would specify that the legislative body must provide an opportunity for the public to address the legislative body and offer comment in real time. The bill would prohibit the legislative body from closing the public comment period and the opportunity to register to provide public comment, until the public comment period has elapsed or until a reasonable amount of time has elapsed, as • specified. When there is a continuing state of emergency, or when state or local officials have impose or recommended measures to promote social distancing, the bill would require a legislative body to make specified findings not later than 30 days after the first teleconferenced meeting pursuant to these provisions, and to make those findings every 30 days thereafter, in order to continue to meet under these abbreviated teleconferencing procedures |
Existing law prohibits a I gislative body from requiring, as a condition to attend a meeting, a person to register the person's name, or to provide other information, or to fulfill any condition precedent to the person's attendance.
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