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(d)(1) Nothing in this section shall prohibit a legislative body from providing the public with
additional teleconference locations.

(2) Nothing in this section shall prohibit a legislative body from providing the public with
additional physical locations in which the public may observe and address the legislative body by
electronic means.

(e) A member of a legislative body who participates in a teleconference meeting from a remote
location pursuant to this section shall publicly 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 those
individuals.

(f) The teleconferencing provisions described in Section 54953 and Sections 54953.8.1 to
54953.8.7, inclusive, are cumulative. A legislative body may elect to use any teleconferencing
provisions that are applicable to a meeting, regardless of whether any other teleconferencing
provisions would also be applicable to that meeting.

(g) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:

(1) “Remote location” means a location from which a member of a legislative body participates
in a meeting pursuant to paragraph (7) of subdivision (b), other than any physical meeting
location designated in the notice of the meeting. Remote locations need not be accessible to the
public.

(2) “Teleconference” means a meeting of a legislative body, the members of which are in
different locations, connected by electronic means, through either audio or video, or both.

(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. A two-way audiovisual platform may be structured to disable the use of video
for the public participants.

(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.

(5) “Webcasting” means a streaming video broadcast online or on television, using streaming
media technology to distribute a single content source to many simultaneous listeners and
viewers.

54953.8.1. Health Authority teleconference rules

(a) A health authority may conduct a teleconference meeting pursuant to Section 54953.8,
provided that it complies with the requirements of that section.

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