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(3) If the legislative body of a local agency elects to use teleconferencing, it shall post agendas
at all teleconference locations. Each teleconference location shall be identified in the notice and
agenda of the meeting or proceeding, and each teleconference location shall be accessible to the
public. During the teleconference, at least a quorum of the members of the legislative body shall
participate from locations within the boundaries of the territory over which the local agency
exercises jurisdiction, except as provided in subdivisions (d) and (e).

(c) (1) No legislative body shall take action by secret ballot, whether preliminary or final.

(2) The legislative body of a local agency shall publicly report any action taken and the vote or
abstention on that action of each member present for the action.

(3) Prior to taking final action, the legislative body shall orally report a summary of a
recommendation for a final action on the salaries, salary schedules, or compensation paid in the
form of fringe benefits of a local agency executive, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section
3511.1, during the open meeting in which the final action is to be taken. This paragraph shall not
affect the public’s right under the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with
Section 7920.000) of Title 1) to inspect or copy records created or received in the process of
developing the recommendation.

(d) (1) Notwithstanding the provisions relating to a quorum in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b),
if a health authority conducts a teleconference meeting, members who are outside the jurisdiction
of the authority may be counted toward the establishment of a quorum when participating in the
teleconference if at least 50 percent of the number of members that would establish a quorum are
present within the boundaries of the territory over which the authority exercises jurisdiction, and
the health authority provides a teleconference number, and associated access codes, if any, that
allows any person to call in to participate in the meeting and the number and access codes are
identified in the notice and agenda of the meeting.

(2) Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed as discouraging health authority members
from regularly meeting at a common physical site within the jurisdiction of the authority or from
using teleconference locations within or near the jurisdiction of the authority. A teleconference
meeting for which a quorum is established pursuant to this subdivision shall be subject to all
other requirements of this section.

(3) For purposes of this subdivision, a health authority means any entity created pursuant to
Sections 14018.7, 14087.31, 14087.35, 14087.36, 14087.38, and 14087.9605 of the Welfare and
Institutions Code, any joint powers authority created pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with
Section 6500) of Chapter 5 of Division 7 for the purpose of contracting pursuant to Section
14087.3 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and any advisory committee to a county-sponsored
health plan licensed pursuant to Chapter 2.2 (commencing with Section 1340) of Division 2 of
the Health and Safety Code if the advisory committee has 12 or more members.

(e) (1) The legislative body of a local agency may use teleconferencing without complying with
the requirements of paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) if the legislative body complies with the
requirements of paragraph (2) of this subdivision in either of the following circumstances:

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