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j. Remote Participation by Persons with Disabilities.

Notwithstanding any limits in the foregoing sections, additional remote meeting
participation may be required to accommodate a legislative body member with a disability. The
following requirements apply to remote participation for disability accommodation reasons:

(1) The member must participate through both audio and visual technology, except that
the member may participate only through audio technology if a physical condition related to their
disability results in a need to participate off camera.

(2) The member must disclose at the meeting before any action is taken whether any
other individuals 18 years of age or older are present in the room at the remote location with the
member, and the general nature of the member’s relationship with any of those individuals.

Remote participation as an accommodation is treated as in-person attendance at the
physical meeting location for all purposes, including any requirement that a quorum of the
legislative body participate from any particular location.

(Government Code § 54953)

III.
LOCATION, NOTICE, AGENDA, PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
ACCESSIBILITY, AND OTHER MEETING REQUIREMENTS

A. LOCATION OF MEETINGS

1. All Local Agencies Must Meet Within the Jurisdictional Boundaries With
Specified Exceptions.

The law requires that meetings of the “legislative body” be held within the
territory of the local agency except that meetings may be outside the local agency:

a. To meet requirements of state or federal law or court order, or to attend a
judicial or administrative proceeding to which the agency is a party;

b. To inspect real or personal property that cannot be brought conveniently to
the local agency, provided that the topic of the meeting is limited to items directly related to the
real or personal property;

c. To participate in meetings or discussions of multi-agency significance
held within the jurisdiction of one of the participating local agencies and open and noticed by all
participating local agencies as required by the Brown Act;

d. To meet in the closest meeting facility if none is available inside the local
agency boundaries or at the principal office of the local agency if located outside its boundaries;

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