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(2) “Eligible legislative body” means any of the following:

(A) A city council of a city with a population of 30,000 or more.

(B) A county board of supervisors of a county, or city and county, with a population of 30,000 or
more.

(C) A city council of a city located in a county with a population of 600,000 or more.

(D) The board of directors of a special district that has an internet website and meets any of the
following conditions:

(i) The boundaries of the special district include the entirety of a county with a population of
600,000 or more, and the special district has over 200 full-time equivalent employees.

(ii) The special district has over 1,000 full-time equivalent employees.

(iii) The special district has annual revenues, based on the most recent Financial Transaction
Report data published by the California State Controller, that exceed four hundred million dollars
($400,000,000), adjusted annually for inflation commencing January 1, 2027, as measured by the
percentage change in the California Consumer Price Index from January 1 of the prior year to
January 1 of the current year, and the special district employs over 200 full-time equivalent
employees.

(3) “Two-way audiovisual platform” means an online platform that provides participants with the
ability to participate in a meeting via both an interactive video conference and a two-way
telephonic service.

(4) “Two-way telephonic service” means a telephone service that does not require internet access
and allows participants to dial a telephone number to listen and verbally participate.

(f) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2026.

(g) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2030, and as of that date is repealed.

54953.5. Recording of meetings

(a) Any person attending an open and public meeting of a legislative body
of a local agency shall have the right to record the proceedings in the absence of a reasonable
finding by the legislative body of the local agency that the recording cannot continue without
noise, illumination, or obstruction of view that constitutes, or would constitute, a persistent
disruption of the proceedings.

(b) Any recording of an open and public meeting made for whatever purpose by or at the
direction of the local agency shall be subject to inspection pursuant to the California Public
Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with section 7920.00) of Title 1), but, notwithstanding
Section 34090, may be erased or destroyed 30 days after the recording. Any inspection of an

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