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conference or similar gathering at which the organizers have required other participants or
registrants to pay fees or charges as a condition of attendance.

(3) The attendance of a majority of the members of a legislative body at an open and publicized
meeting organized to address a topic of local community concern by a person or organization
other than the local agency, provided that a majority of the members do not discuss among
themselves, other than as part of the scheduled program, business of a specific nature that is
within the subject matter jurisdiction of the legislative body of the local agency.

(4) The attendance of a majority of the members of a legislative body at an open and noticed
meeting of another body of the local agency, or at an open and noticed meeting of a legislative
body of another local agency, provided that a majority of the members do not discuss among
themselves, other than as part of the scheduled meeting, business of a specific nature that is
within the subject matter jurisdiction of the legislative body of the local agency.

(5) The attendance of a majority of the members of a legislative body at a purely social or
ceremonial occasion, provided that a majority of the members do not discuss among themselves
business of a specific nature that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the legislative body
of the local agency.

(6) The attendance of a majority of the members of a legislative body at an open and noticed
meeting of a standing committee of that body, provided that the members of the legislative body
who are not members of the standing committee attend only as observers.

(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2026, and as of that date is repealed.

54952.3. Simultaneous or serial order meetings of a subsequent legislative body;
compensation and stipends

(a) A legislative body that has convened a meeting and whose membership constitutes a quorum
of any other legislative body may convene a meeting of that other legislative body,
simultaneously or in serial order, only if a clerk or a member of the convened legislative body
verbally announces, prior to convening any simultaneous or serial order meeting of that
subsequent legislative body, the amount of compensation or stipend, if any, that each member
will be entitled to receive as a result of convening the simultaneous or serial meeting of the
subsequent legislative body and identifies that the compensation or stipend shall be provided as a
result of convening a meeting for which each member is entitled to collect compensation or a
stipend. However, the clerk or member of the legislative body shall not be required to announce
the amount of compensation if the amount of compensation is prescribed in statute and no
additional compensation has been authorized by a local agency.

(b) For purposes of this section, compensation and stipend shall not include amounts reimbursed
for actual and necessary expenses incurred by a member in the performance of the member’s
official duties, including, but not limited to, reimbursement of expenses relating to travel, meals,
and lodging.

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